Book ID: CBB000471373

Red Planet: Scientific and Cultural Encounters with Mars (2001)

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Burgess, Helene (Author)
Higgs, Harrison (Author)
Kendrick, Michelle (Author)
Markley, Robert (Author)


University of Pennsylvania Press


Publication Date: 2001
Edition Details: DVD ROM
Physical Details: 1 DVD ROM; user manual
Language: English

Description Discusses nineteenth- and twentieth-century thought about Mars in the areas of astronomy, literature, and speculative thought. Includes discussions of science fiction writers, cultural critics, and scientists (from the publisher)


Citation URI
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Authors & Contributors
Lane, Kristina Maria Doyle
Lane, K. Maria D.
Crossley, Robert
Le Lay, Colette
Martin Schneider
Briot, Danielle
Journals
Journal for the History of Astronomy
Science-Fiction Studies
Science
Nuncius: Annali di Storia della Scienza
Naturwissenschaftliche Rundschau
Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
Publishers
University of Texas at Austin
University of California, San Diego
Wesleyan University Press
University of Pittsburgh Press
University of Chicago Press
Springer
Concepts
Mars
Astronomy
Science and society
Extraterrestrial life; exobiology
Solar system; planets
Science fiction
People
Schiaparelli, Giovanni Virginio
Tikhov, Gavriil Adrianovich
Ward, Lester Frank
Wallace, Alfred Russel
Lowell, Percival
Longomontanus, Christian Severin
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
20th century, early
21st century
18th century
17th century
Places
United States
Europe
Guatemala
Americas
Italy
France
Institutions
Mars Exploration Rover Mission (U.S.)
Pulkovo Observatory
France. Bureau des Longitudes
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