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Venus
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Venus
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This book is a new, beautifully illustrated account of Venus, taking in the most recent research into this mysterious, inhospitable world. The book looks at the history of our observations of the planet, from early astronomy to future space missions, and seeks to shed light on many of the questions that remain unanswered, such as why Venus and the Earthso similar in size and massevolved in such different directions, and how Venus acquired its dense carbon-dioxide atmosphere. Above all,
assesses whether life might have escaped from the oven-like temperatures at the surface and evolved to become perpetually airbornein which case Venus may not be lifeless after all.