Light of the Stars

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows:

Names: Frank, Adam, 1962– author.

Title: Light of the stars : alien worlds and the fate of the Earth / Adam Frank.

Other titles: Alien worlds and the fate of the Earth

Description: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017061640 | ISBN 9780393609011 (hardcover)

Subjects: LCSH: Cosmology—Popular works. | Earth (Planet)—Popular works. | Human ecology—Popular works. | Exobiology—Popular works.

Classification: LCC QB982 .F73 2018 | DDC 523.1—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017061640

ISBN 978-0-393-60902-8 (e-book)

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