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Placing Outer Space: An Earthly Ethnography of Other Worlds

Placing Outer Space

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"Placing Outer Space" by Lisa Messeri is a astronomy book and space science reference focused on Deep Sky & Solar System. Best for students, researchers, and serious astronomy enthusiasts.

Lisa Messeri traces how planetary scientists--whether working in the Utah desert, a Chilean observatory, or the labs of MIT--transform celestial bodies into places in order to understand the universe as densely inhabited by planets, in turn telling us more about Earth, ourselves, and our place in the cosmos.

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Best For: Readers interested in the intersection of planetary science and geography.
Focus: How planetary scientists conceptualize and transform celestial bodies into places.
Covers: Fieldwork in diverse locations like the Utah desert, Chilean observatories, and MIT labs to study planets.
Why It Matters: It reveals how understanding planets as places informs our knowledge of Earth and humanity's position in the universe.

"Placing Outer Space" by Lisa Messeri is a astronomy book and space science reference focused on Deep Sky & Solar System. Best for students, researchers, and serious astronomy enthusiasts.

Topic: Deep Sky & Solar System

Author: Lisa Messeri

Who this is for:

  • Astronomy students
  • Researchers and advanced hobbyists
  • Readers exploring space science topics

Why this book matters: It matters because it helps readers build a stronger understanding of astronomy concepts, observations, and scientific ideas related to space.

Lisa Messeri traces how planetary scientists--whether working in the Utah desert, a Chilean observatory, or the labs of MIT--transform celestial bodies into places in order to understand the universe as densely inhabited by planets, in turn telling us more about Earth, ourselves, and our place in the cosmos.

AuthorLisa Messeri
PublisherDuke University Press Books
Published2016-09-09
ISBN-139780822362036
BindingPaperback
LanguageEnglish
SubjectsSocial Science
TopicDeep Sky & Solar System
SeriesExperimental Futures

Format: Paperback

Language: English

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