PHYSICS 20E Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Astrobiology, Panspermia, Extremophile
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1500 bce: earliest known depiction of stars over full night sky. These tombs were built twice as old as the roman empire. It was as old to them as roman empire is old to us. Aztecs thought of it as the gathering place. Same constellation known in japan as subaru ( unite) and is depicted in the logo of the subaru car company. Night sky is universal in terms of the globe and time. True history by ancient greek writer lucian. Described intelligent life on the moon and sun. Among the first examples of science fiction". Bulukiya"s quest for immortality leads him on an adventure, eventually travels the universe to different worlds much larger than our own. Micromegas, a 20 mile tall visitor from sirius and his companion from saturn, marvel at man"s smallness. Initially thought humans too small to be intelligent. Laughed at the idea that the universe was made uniquely for humanity.
