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245 00 a| Convergence to Cosmicrobiah| [electronic resource] :b| the final acceptance of life as a cosmic phenomenon /c| edited by Chandra Wickramasinghe, Rudolph Schild, J H (Cass) Forrington.;

260 a| Hackensack :b| World Scientific,c| [2024];

300 a| x, 173 pagesb| illustrationsc| 23 cm;

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520 a| "Forty years ago, Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe challenged the long-held belief that life originated spontaneously from a primordial soup on Earth - a concept rooted in Aristotelian philosophy and dominant in Western science for over two millennia. They proposed that life might have originated elsewhere in the universe and spread to Earth through a process called panspermia. Hoyle and Wickramasinghe's research, supported by advancements in space technology and astronomy, argued that the origins of life required a cosmological scale beyond the solar system or galaxy. Their work contributed to the emergence of astrobiology, merging astronomy and biology, and indicated a shift from Earth-centered theories of life. Their challenge parallels the Copernican revolution, which displaced Earth from the center of the universe. Similarly, Hoyle and Wickramasinghe's ideas suggest a new paradigm shift in science, moving towards a view of life as a cosmic phenomenon. Recent discoveries, particularly with the James Webb Space Telescope, further support this shift, indicating that a major transformation in our understanding of life's origins may be approaching"-- Provided by publisher.;

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Convergence to Cosmicrobia the final acceptance of life as a cosmic phenomenon / edited by Chandra Wickramasinghe, Rudolph Schild, J H (Cass) Forrington.

Other author	Wickramasinghe, Chandra, 1939
Other author	Schild, Rudolph, 1940
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Hackensack : World Scientific, [2024]
Description	x, 173 pages illustrations 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from World Scientific eBooks and eTextbooks package

Physical medium	illustrations
Abstract	"Forty years ago, Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe challenged the long-held belief that life originated spontaneously from a primordial soup on Earth - a concept rooted in Aristotelian philosophy and dominant in Western science for over two millennia. They proposed that life might have originated elsewhere in the universe and spread to Earth through a process called panspermia. Hoyle and Wickramasinghe's research, supported by advancements in space technology and astronomy, argued that the origins of life required a cosmological scale beyond the solar system or galaxy. Their work contributed to the emergence of astrobiology, merging astronomy and biology, and indicated a shift from Earth-centered theories of life. Their challenge parallels the Copernican revolution, which displaced Earth from the center of the universe. Similarly, Hoyle and Wickramasinghe's ideas suggest a new paradigm shift in science, moving towards a view of life as a cosmic phenomenon. Recent discoveries, particularly with the James Webb Space Telescope, further support this shift, indicating that a major transformation in our understanding of life's origins may be approaching"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2024943397
ISBN	9789819800889 hardcover
ISBN	ebook
ISBN	mobi

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