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Drake equation: Estimating the Prevalence of Extraterrestial Life through the Age |
025974 |
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| Title | Drake equation: Estimating the Prevalence of Extraterrestial Life through the Age |
| Author(s) | Douglas A. Vakoch (ed.);Matthew F. Dowd (ed.) |
| Publication | Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2015. |
| Description | xxii, 319p. |
| Series | (Cambridge Astrobiology) |
| Abstract Note | n this compelling book, leading scientists and historians explore the Drake Equation, which guides modern astrobiology's search for life beyond Earth. First used in 1961 as the organising framework for a conference in Green Bank, West Virginia, it uses seven factors to estimate the number of extraterrestrial civilisations in our galaxy. Using the equation primarily as a heuristic device, this engaging text examines the astronomical, biological, and cultural factors that determine the abundance or rarity of life beyond Earth and provides a thematic history of the search for extraterrestrial life. Logically structured to analyse each of the factors in turn, and offering commentary and critique of the equation as a whole, contemporary astrobiological research is placed in a historical context. Each factor is explored over two chapters, discussing the pre-conference thinking and a modern analysis, to enable postgraduates and researchers to better assess the assumptions that guide their research. |
| ISBN,Price | 9781107073654 : UKP 99.99(HB) |
| Classification | 524.8-88
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| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTROBIOLOGY
2. DRAKE EQUATION
3. EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE
4. LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
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