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"The variations in so-called terrestroid planets are not great from a percentage standpoint, but to human beings they make a tremendous difference.
do you ever read writing? Peter DeWolf 2010
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The two Lunarians poised panther-quiet, the terrestroid human shifted from foot to foot and scowled.
The Stars Are Also Fire Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1994
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The two Lunarians poised panther-quiet, the terrestroid human shifted from foot to foot and scowled.
The Stars Are Also Fire Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1994
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It lifted high, not grimy like its counterparts on terrestroid planets but clear, polished glassy-smooth, a cold and mysterious blue.
Inconstant Star Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1991
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It is the best known of the terrestroid candidates, therefore the most promising for settlement.
The Boat of a Million Years Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1989
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You understood what a war it had been, and was yet, to keep terrestroid life going on this-unusually Terra-like-world.
The Game Of Empire Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1985
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However, sometimes ruins have endured on terrestroid worlds, fossilized, so to speak.
The Game Of Empire Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1985
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But we did not establish orbit around its most terrestroid attendant until neutrino analysis had verified that nobody in the system had developed atomic energy.
The Earth Book of Stormgate Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1978
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On an essentially terrestroid planet, evolution basically parallels our own because it must.
The Earth Book of Stormgate Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1978
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One of its planets was terrestroid to numerous points of classification, both physically and biochemically.
The Earth Book of Stormgate Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1978
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