Dying Planet: Mars in Science and the Imagination

by Robert Markley

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For more than a century, Mars has been at the center of debates about humanity's place in the cosmos. Focusing on perceptions of the red planet in scientific works and science fiction, Dying Planet analyzes the ways Mars has served as a screen onto which humankind has projected both its hopes for the future and its fears of ecological devastation on Earth. Robert Markley draws on planetary astronomy, the history and cultural study of science, science...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0822336383

ISBN13:9780822336389

Release Date:September 2005

Publisher:Duke University Press

Length:456 Pages

Weight:1.46 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.5" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy

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