The idea that life is a cosmic phenomenon, rather than merely a
terrestrial
one, is hugely attractive. Its modern proponents, Fred Hoyle and Chandra
Wickramasinghe, assemble all the evidence for a Universe teeming with life in
this highly entertaining—not to say
controversial—account, Our Place
in the Cosmos (Phoenix, £5.99, ISBN 1 85799 433 7) now out in
paperback.
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