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A Review of the Scientific Rationale and Methods Used in the Search for other Planetary Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

David C. Black
David C. Black*
Affiliation:
Theoretical Studies Branch, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035

Abstract

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Planetary systems appear to be one of the crucial links in the chain leading from simple molecules to living systems, particularly complex (intelligent?) living systems. Although there is currently no observational proof of the existence of any planetary system other than our own, techniques are now being developed which will permit a comprehensive search for other planetary systems. The scientific rationale for and methods used in such a search effort are reviewed here.

Type
Section II. The Search for Other Planetary Systems
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 112: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life: Recent Developments , 1985 , pp. 33 - 41
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1985 

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