Project Gutenberg 2006-05-22 Public domain in the USA. 188 Serviss, Garrett Putman 1851 1929 Serviss, Garrett P. (Garrett Putman) Other Worlds Their Nature, Possibilities and Habitability in the Light of the Latest Discoveries E-text prepared by Suzanne Lybarger, Brian Janes, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Other Worlds" by Garrett Putman Serviss is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book explores the nature and possibilities of extraterrestrial worlds and their inhabitants in light of contemporary discoveries in astronomy. Serviss aims to merge human interest with scientific inquiry, discussing not only the facts about planets such as Mars and Venus but also the implications concerning the potential for life beyond Earth. The opening of the book sets the tone for an imaginative yet factual exploration of other worlds. Serviss describes the growing interest among both the public and scientists regarding the existence of life on other planets, especially Mars, which has been a focal point of speculation since its peculiar surface markings were first observed. He captures the evolution of thought surrounding interplanetary communication and presents the case for considering the similarities and differences between Earth and its celestial neighbors. An emphasis is placed on understanding the conditions that might support life, with thoughts on what inhabitants of these worlds might perceive during their own cosmic existences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Astronomy Planets QB Text Science Fiction Astronomy Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 401007 2025-07-08T04:27:37.725332 text/html 398278 2006-05-22T12:06:27 text/html 1231167 2025-07-08T04:27:46.828283 application/epub+zip 1230077 2025-07-08T04:27:40.853304 application/epub+zip 208879 2025-07-08T04:27:39.411274 application/epub+zip 1393367 2025-07-08T04:27:51.077223 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1356858 2025-07-08T04:27:45.604251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342725 2022-09-09T03:39:31.478532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334185 2025-07-08T04:27:36.809305 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 333935 2020-12-14T00:51:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 334151 2020-12-14T00:51:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21592 2025-07-08T04:27:51.218227 application/rdf+xml 11565 2025-07-08T04:27:39.945301 image/jpeg 3152 2025-07-08T04:27:39.682276 image/jpeg 119966 2020-12-14T00:51:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 1194373 2020-12-14T00:51:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 119943 2020-12-14T00:51:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 1303697 2025-07-08T04:27:37.806329 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia