Solar System
GENERAL REFERENCES
Arrhenius, Svante. The destinies of the stars. Transl. by J. E. Fries. New York
and London, G. P. Pub~am's Sons, 1918. 256 p.
Collection of articles on pre-history of the evolution of the planets. Included
are (l) Origin of Star-Worship; (2) The Mystery of the :V:.ilky Way; (3) The
Climatic Importance of Water Vapor; (4) Atmosphere and Physics of the
Stellar Bodies; (5) Chemistry of the Atmos9here; (6) The Planet Mars; and
(7) Mercury, the Moon, and Venus. Translation of Sjarnornas oden.
Berger, Rainer. The solar system and extraterrestrial life. In . .:1.nces in the
astronautical sciences. v. 13. North Hollywood, Calif., Western Periodicals
Co., 1963.
Discusses current experimental results, opm10n, and speculation in research on
problem of extraterrestrial life. Theories on chemical and prebiological
evolution in space are examined in connection with theories on origin of life.
BerriH, Norman John. Worlds without end: a reflection on planets, life, and time.
New York, Macmillan, 1964. 240 p.
Speculative investigation of possibilities of life on other planets: nearest and
best-known planets are compared with earth; hypothetical planets similar to
earth but with one or another feature altered in some manner are eYamined in
order to predict. how familiar living things might be affecied; life on earth is
evaluated to determine which characteristics may be ri:igardcd as universal
under certain circumstances and which are Epecial; and imaginative efforts of
speculative writers to conceive and describe creatures different from those
known to us on earth are presented.
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