The Copernican Principle and the Abundance of Extraterrestrial Civilizations

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Author - N.S. Rogers

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JBIS Volume # - 54

Page # - 424-427

Year - 2001

Keywords - SETI, Drake equation, extraterrestrial life, Copernican principle, astronomy

JBIS Reference Code # - 2001.54.424

Number of Pages - 4

[edit] Abstract

The Copernican Principle is used to determine the abundance of extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way. The study is extended to include possible civilizations not based upon planets that orbit stars and also to the abundance of life in other galaxies. The implications to SETI research are briefly discussed.


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