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Autore |
Crowe Michael J |
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Titolo |
The extraterrestrial life debate, antiquity to 1915 [[electronic resource] ] : a source book / / edited with commentary by Michael J. Crowe |
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Notre Dame, Ind., : University of Notre Dame, c2008 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (577 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Life on other planets |
Plurality of worlds |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 526-541) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Half title -- Title page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- FIGURES -- TABLES -- PREFACE -- Part One: ANTIQUITY TO NEWTON -- One: THE DEBATE IN ANTIQUITY -- Two: FROM AUGUSTINE TO THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY -- Three: FROM COPERNICUS TO BRUNO -- Four: GALILEO, KEPLER, DESCARTES, AND PASCAL -- Five: FONTENELLE AND HUYGENS -- Six: NEWTON, BENTLEY, AND DERHAM -- Part Two: THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY -- Seven: ASTRONOMERS AND EXTRATERRESTRIALS -- Eight: EXTRATERRESTRIALS AND THE ENLIGHTENMENT -- Part Three: FROM 1800 TO 1860 -- Nine: INTENSIFICATION OF THE DEBATE AFTER 1800 -- Ten: BEFORE THE WHEWELL DEBATE -- Eleven: WHEWELL'S OF THE PLURALITY OF WORLDS AND RESPONSES -- Part Four: FROM 1860 TO 1915 -- Twelve: NEW APPROACHES TO AN ANCIENT QUESTION -- Thirteen: THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY -- Fourteen: THE CONTROVERSY OVER THE CANALS OF MARS -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- PERMISSIONS -- INDEX. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book presents key documents from the pre-1915 history of the extraterrestrial life debate. Introductions and commentaries accompany each source document. |
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