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Panspermia
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Panspermia is the hypothesis that life exists throughout the universe and is distributed between planets, star systems and galaxies by meteoroids, asteroids, comets and other small bodies.
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Proposed YearSourced to the subject's own account Proposed BySourced to the subject's own accountSvante Arrhenius (modern radiopanspermia form) 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Panspermia (Wikipedia)
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Panspermia is the hypothesis that life exists throughout the universe, distributed by space dust, meteoroids, asteroids, comets and planetoids.
1. Panspermia (Wikipedia)
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The Swedish chemist Svante Arrhenius put forward the modern scientific form of the hypothesis, which he called radiopanspermia, in 1903.
1. Panspermia (Wikipedia)
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The Swedish chemist Svante Arrhenius put forward the modern scientific form of the hypothesis, which he called radiopanspermia, in 1903.
1. Panspermia (Wikipedia)
WikipediaProposed By: Svante Arrhenius, Radiopanspermia section (edge: proposed-by, Arrhenius)Quote, Proposed By: Svante Arrhenius, Radiopanspermia section (edge: proposed-by, Arrhenius)
In 1903, Svante Arrhenius proposed radiopanspermia, the theory that singular microscopic forms of life can be propagated in space, driven by the radiation pressure from stars.
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