Placing Outer Space: An Earthly Ethnography of Other Worlds - Paperback
by Lisa Messeri
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Availability:In StockContributor:Lisa MesseriSeries:Experimental FuturesPublish date:2016-09-09Pages:248
Language:EnglishPublisher:Duke University PressISBN-13:9780822362036ISBN-10:822362031UPC:9780822362036Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Space Science, Earth SciencesBook Topic:Astronomy, GeographySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCF6NQH75G
In Placing Outer Space Lisa Messeri traces how the place-making practices of planetary scientists transform the void of space into a cosmos filled with worlds that can be known and explored. Making planets into places is central to the daily practices and professional identities of the astronomers, geologists, and computer scientists Messeri studies. She takes readers to the Mars Desert Research...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Duke University PressISBN-13:9780822362036ISBN-10:822362031UPC:9780822362036Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Space Science, Earth SciencesBook Topic:Astronomy, GeographySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCF6NQH75G
Lisa Messeri is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Yale University.
Publisher: Duke University Press
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