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3 - History, discovery, analogy: Three approaches to the impact of discovering life beyond Earth

from Part I - Motivations and approaches: How do we frame the problems of discovery and impact?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2015

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Steven J. Dick
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Steven J. Dick
Steven J. Dick
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Kluge Center of the Library of Congress
Steven J. Dick
Affiliation:
Library of Congress, Washington DC
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The Impact of Discovering Life beyond Earth , pp. 38 - 54
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Print publication year: 2015

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