In this post, we will see the book The Universe by A. Oparin and V. Fesenko.

About the book

Does life exist throughout the Universe and, in particular, on the planets of our solar system? In this book the authors make an attempt to answer this question on the basis of the latest information in natural science. The contents of the book were thoroughly discussed by both authors. The introduction and the concluding chapter were written by the two authors jointly. The first chapter belongs to the pen of A. Oparin, the rest to V. Fesenkov.

The book was translated from the Russian by A. Mishne and published by Foreign Languages Publishing House in 1957.

Original scan by DLI.

You can get the book here.

Content

Foreword 5

Introduction 7

Chapter I. Life and Its Origin 19
Chapter II. Position of the Sun in the Universe 57
Chapter III. Main Features of the Structure and Origin of the Solar System 93
Chapter IV. General Considerations of the Structure and Evolution of the Atmospheres of the Earth and Planets 93
Chapter V. Physical Conditions and Possibilities of Life on the Moon 137
Chapter VI. The Major Planets 159
Chapter VII. Our Closest Neighbours—Mars and Venus 174
Chapter VIII. Life in the Universe 226