Space, Time, and Aliens
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Space, Time, and Aliens
Collected Works on Cosmos and Culture
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
05/2020
807
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Inglês
9783030416133
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Epigraph Dedication Preface: Cosmos and Culture Part I. The Biological Universe Introduction 1. Plurality of Worlds: A Persistent Theme in Western Civilization 2. The Twentieth Century History of the Extraterrestrial Life Debate: Major Themes 3. From the Physical World to the Biological Universe: Historical Developments Underlying the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) 4. The Biophysical Cosmology: The Place of Bioastronomy in the History of Science 5. The Biological Universe Revisited 6. Back to the Future: SETI Before the Space Age 7. The Drake Equation in Context Part II. Cosmic Evolution and Implications of Alien Life Introduction 8. Cosmic Evolution: History, Culture, and Human Destiny 9. Consequences of Success in SETI: Lessons from the History of Science 10. Cultural Aspects of Astrobiology: A Preliminary Reconnaissance at the Turn of the Millennium 11. The Role of Anthropology in SETI: An Historical View 12. Bringing Culture to Cosmos: Cultural Evolution, the Postbiological Universe, and SETI 13. Toward a Constructive Naturalistic Cosmotheology 14. Astroethics and Cosmocentrism 15. Should We Message ET and Is an Asilomar Consultation Process Possible 16. Astrobiology and Society: An Overview at the Beginning of the 21st Century Part III. The Exploration of Space Introduction 17. Exploring the Unknown: 50 Years of NASA History 18. Exploration, Discovery and Culture: NASA's Role in History 19. Space, Time and Aliens: The Role of Imagination in Outer Space 20. The Impact of the Hubble Space Telescope 21. The Decision to Cancel the Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (SM4) and its Reversal 22. Reflections on French-American Relations in Space, 1957-1975 Part IV. Measuring the Universe: Goals, Institutions, Techniques Introduction 23. Measuring the Universe: A Brief History of Astrometry 24. Pulkovo Observatory and the National Observatory Movement 25. John Quincy Adams, the Smithsonian Bequest, and the Origins of the U. S. Naval Observatory 26. The First Time Balls, the First North American Time Ball 27. The U. S. Naval Astronomical Expedition of James Melville Gilliss in the Southern Hemisphere, 1849-1852 28. Measuring the Astronomical Unit: The American Transit of Venus Expeditions of 1874 and 1882 29. Geodesy, Time, and the Markowitz Moon Camera: An Interwoven International Geophysical Year Story Part V. Discovering, Classifying, and Understanding the Cosmos Introduction 30. Pluto, Discovery, and Classification in Astronomy 31. Astronomy's Three Kingdoms: A Comprehensive Classification System for Astronomy 32. The Discovery of Polar Motion and its Importance 33. Observation and Interpretation of the Leonid Meteors over the Last Millennium 34. The Discovery and Exploration of the Moons of Mars 35. The Universe and Alfred Russel Wallace 36. Discovering a New Realm of the Universe: Hubble, Galaxies, and Classification Part VI The Philosophy of Astronomy, Cosmology, and Astrobiology Introduction 37. The Philosophy of Astronomy, Cosmology, and Astrobiology: A Preliminary Reconnaissance 38. Critical Issues in the History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Astrobiology 39. Lessons Learned from the Twentieth-Century Extraterrestrial Life Debate 40. Cosmology and Biology, an Entangled Web? Part VII Envoi: Reflections on Humanity and the Cosmos 41. Interstellar Humanity 42. The Consolations of Astronomy and the Cosmic Perspective Appendix 1 Testimony Before the United States Congress Appendix 2 Sources and Permissions
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Epigraph Dedication Preface: Cosmos and Culture Part I. The Biological Universe Introduction 1. Plurality of Worlds: A Persistent Theme in Western Civilization 2. The Twentieth Century History of the Extraterrestrial Life Debate: Major Themes 3. From the Physical World to the Biological Universe: Historical Developments Underlying the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) 4. The Biophysical Cosmology: The Place of Bioastronomy in the History of Science 5. The Biological Universe Revisited 6. Back to the Future: SETI Before the Space Age 7. The Drake Equation in Context Part II. Cosmic Evolution and Implications of Alien Life Introduction 8. Cosmic Evolution: History, Culture, and Human Destiny 9. Consequences of Success in SETI: Lessons from the History of Science 10. Cultural Aspects of Astrobiology: A Preliminary Reconnaissance at the Turn of the Millennium 11. The Role of Anthropology in SETI: An Historical View 12. Bringing Culture to Cosmos: Cultural Evolution, the Postbiological Universe, and SETI 13. Toward a Constructive Naturalistic Cosmotheology 14. Astroethics and Cosmocentrism 15. Should We Message ET and Is an Asilomar Consultation Process Possible 16. Astrobiology and Society: An Overview at the Beginning of the 21st Century Part III. The Exploration of Space Introduction 17. Exploring the Unknown: 50 Years of NASA History 18. Exploration, Discovery and Culture: NASA's Role in History 19. Space, Time and Aliens: The Role of Imagination in Outer Space 20. The Impact of the Hubble Space Telescope 21. The Decision to Cancel the Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (SM4) and its Reversal 22. Reflections on French-American Relations in Space, 1957-1975 Part IV. Measuring the Universe: Goals, Institutions, Techniques Introduction 23. Measuring the Universe: A Brief History of Astrometry 24. Pulkovo Observatory and the National Observatory Movement 25. John Quincy Adams, the Smithsonian Bequest, and the Origins of the U. S. Naval Observatory 26. The First Time Balls, the First North American Time Ball 27. The U. S. Naval Astronomical Expedition of James Melville Gilliss in the Southern Hemisphere, 1849-1852 28. Measuring the Astronomical Unit: The American Transit of Venus Expeditions of 1874 and 1882 29. Geodesy, Time, and the Markowitz Moon Camera: An Interwoven International Geophysical Year Story Part V. Discovering, Classifying, and Understanding the Cosmos Introduction 30. Pluto, Discovery, and Classification in Astronomy 31. Astronomy's Three Kingdoms: A Comprehensive Classification System for Astronomy 32. The Discovery of Polar Motion and its Importance 33. Observation and Interpretation of the Leonid Meteors over the Last Millennium 34. The Discovery and Exploration of the Moons of Mars 35. The Universe and Alfred Russel Wallace 36. Discovering a New Realm of the Universe: Hubble, Galaxies, and Classification Part VI The Philosophy of Astronomy, Cosmology, and Astrobiology Introduction 37. The Philosophy of Astronomy, Cosmology, and Astrobiology: A Preliminary Reconnaissance 38. Critical Issues in the History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Astrobiology 39. Lessons Learned from the Twentieth-Century Extraterrestrial Life Debate 40. Cosmology and Biology, an Entangled Web? Part VII Envoi: Reflections on Humanity and the Cosmos 41. Interstellar Humanity 42. The Consolations of Astronomy and the Cosmic Perspective Appendix 1 Testimony Before the United States Congress Appendix 2 Sources and Permissions
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