Amazon.com: Planets for Man (9780394440767): Isaac Asimov: Books

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Publication Date: January 2000

Planets for Man was written at the height of the space race, a few years before man first landed on the moon, when it was assumed that in the not-too-distant future human beings would 3be able to travel the vast distances to other stars.2 The authors propose to determine on the basis of then-current biological and cosmological knowledge --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Endeavors to determine-on the basis of then-current biological and cosmological knowledge-whether there are other worlds where man can survive or where human life may even now be flourishing. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

Hardcover
Publisher: Random House (January 2000)
ISBN-10: 0394440765
ISBN-13: 978-0394440767
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,153,387 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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