re what planets are habitable c w iyd fs ece cmu edu loss fs ece cmu edu doug loss writes jpg apr holly bnr co uk jpg bnr co uk jonathan p gibbons writes i would appreciate any thoughts on what makes a planet habitable for humans i am making asumptions that life and a similar atmosphere evolve given a range of physical aspects of the planet the question is what physical aspects simply disallow earth like conditions dandridge cole and isaac asimov collaborated on a book titled habitable planets for man i think in it should be available in most good libraries or through inter library loan some more references s h dole habitable planets for man blaisdell publishing company new york i don t know if this can be found any more m j fogg extra solar planetary systems a microcomputer simulation j brit interplanetary soc an estimate of the prevalence of biocompatible and habitable planets j brit interplanetary soc the first paper includes a detailed discussion of the physical conditions for habitability del cotter mt dac brunel ac uk
