Contrary to what NASA may want you to think, the word “Astrobiology” was used decades before NASA began using it to describe the study of extraterrestrial life.
This book “Astrobiology” – “Aстробиология” was published (in Russian) in 1953 in the USSR.
The photos below illustrate the topics that the book covered.
This is the Table of contents ( via Google translate)
CONTENTS
Basic properties of the planets of the solar system – 5
Birth of astro-botanists – 14
Self-radiation of plants – 29
Optical adaptability of plants to high temperatures – 31
The dual role of self-radiation in plant life – 34
Plants under harsh conditions of existence – 38
The hypothesis of the paleobotanist of Mars and Venus – 44
The adaptability of lower organisms to environmental conditions – 52
Is it possible Life of microorganisms plan-Tax – 57
Prospects for the development of astrobiology – 60
Omnipresent life (explanatory text “Table of Life”) – 62
References – 67
