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The search for extraterrestrial intelligence, SETI / edited by Philip Morrison, John Billingham, and John Wolfe ; prepared at Ames Research Center

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Author:
Morrison, Philip  Search this
Billingham, John 1930-2013  Search this
Wolfe, John 1933-  Search this
Ames Research Center  Search this
Physical description:
xv, 276 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Type:
Congresses
Government publications
Congress
Conference papers and proceedings
Electronic government information
Date:
1977
Contents:
Preface / Philip Morrison -- I. Consensus -- II. Colloquies. Cosmic evolution / Ichtiaque S. Rasool, Donald L. De Vincenzi, and John Billingham -- Cultural evolution / Mark A. Stull -- Detection of other planetary systems / Jesse L. Greenstein and David C. Black -- The rationale for a preferred frequency band : the water hole / Bernard M. Oliver -- Search strategies / Charles L. Seeger -- The science of SETI / David C. Black and Mark A. Stull -- III. Complementary documents. Alternative methods of communication / John H. Wolfe -- Notes on search space / Charles L. Seeger -- Parametric relations in a whole sky search / Bernard M. Oliver -- Stellar census / Charles L. Seeger -- Summary of possible uses of an interstellar search system for radio astronomy / Jeffrey N. Cuzzi and Samuel Gulkis -- SETI related scientific and technological advances / David C. Black and Mark A. Stull -- A preliminary parametric analysis of search systems / Roy Basler -- Radio frequency interference / Mark A. Stull and Charles L. Seeger -- Protection of a preferred radio frequency band / Mark A. Stull -- Responses to a questionnaire sent to leading radio observatories / Philip Morrison -- The Soviet CETI report -- Searches to date -- The maintenance of archives / Charles L. Seeger
Topic:
Life on other planets  Search this
Interstellar communication  Search this
Extraterrestrial Environment  Search this
Communications interstellaires  Search this
Vie extraterrestre  Search this
Call number:
QB54.S4
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_105839