1975.0600 "Absence of Extraterrestrials on Earth"

 

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"Absence of Extraterrestrials on Earth"
During June 1975, Michael Hart’s paper entitled “An Explanation for the Absence of Extraterrestrials on Earth” was published by the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society.

 

 

 

Sections below

1. Web Resources

2. Book References

3. Other material

 

Web Resources

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Book References

Complete text reprinted in “Extraterrestrials: Where are they?” (1982) (edited by Michael Hart and Ben Zuckerman) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 1-8 (in Chapter 1 generally) of the Cambridge softcover second edition.

Complete text of article reprinted in “The Quest For Extraterrestrial Life : A Book of Readings” (1980) (edited by Donald Goldsmith) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 228-231 (in Chapter 42) of the University Science Books hardback edition.

For discussion of Hart’s paper see the following:

 

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1999

Achenbach, Joel in his “Captured by Aliens” (1999) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 65-66 (in Chapter 6) of the Simon and Schuster hardback edition.

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1976

Cox, Laurence in “The Quest For Extraterrestrial Life : A Book of Readings” (1980) (edited by Donald Goldsmith) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 232-235 (in Chapter 43) of the University Science Books hardback edition. The relevant chapter is a reprint of “An Explanation for the Absence of Extraterrestrials on Earth”, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society, volume 17, pages 201ff (1976).

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1999

Davidson, Keay in his “Carl Sagan: A Life” (1999) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 346 (in Chapter 14) of the Wiley softcover edition.

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1991

Drake, Frank and Dava Sobel in their “Is Anyone Out There?“ (1991) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 202-204 (in Chapter 9) of the Pocket Books paperback edition.

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1977

Schwartzman, David W in “The Quest For Extraterrestrial Life : A Book of Readings” (1980) (edited by Donald Goldsmith) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 264-265 (in Chapter 51) of the University Science Books hardback edition. The relevant chapter is a reprint of “The Absence of Extraterrestrials on Earth and the Prospects for CETI” in Icarus, Volume 23 (1977), pages 473ff.

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Other Material

Hart, Michael “An Explanation for the Absence of Extraterrestrials on Earth”, in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society, volume 16, pages 128-135 (1975).