| Description |
1 online resource (134 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Introduction; Translator's Preface; Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds; Preface; Dedication; The First Evening; The Second Evening; The Third Evening; The Fourth Evening; The Fifth Evening; Notes |
| Summary |
Surveying the night sky, a charming philosopher and his hostess, the Marquise, are considering thep ossibility of travelers from the moon. "What if they were skillful enough to navigate on the outer surface of our air, and from there, through their curiosity to see us, they angled for us like fish? Would that please you?" asks the philosopher. "Why not?" the Marquise replies. "As for me, I'd put myself into their nets of my own volition just to have the pleasure of seeing those who caught me."In this imaginary conversation of three hundred years ago, readers can share the excitement of a new |
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1700s |
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17th century |
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academic |
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age of enlightenment |
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alien life |
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astronomy |
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classic literature |
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classic philosophy |
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descartes |
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england |
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european history |
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extraterrestrial |
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french language |
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heliocentric |
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logic |
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natural philosophy |
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natural world |
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philosophy |
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physics |
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popular science |
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scholarly |
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science |
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scientific |
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translation |
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universe |
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western world |
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world history |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Plurality of worlds -- Early works to 1800
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- General.
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Plurality of worlds
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| Genre/Form |
Early works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780520910584 |
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0520910583 |
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