02785nam 2200565 a 450 991081971930332120200520144314.00-268-07679-0(CKB)2560000000052860(OCoLC)763139371(CaPaEBR)ebrary10425459(SSID)ssj0000484285(PQKBManifestationID)11318002(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000484285(PQKBWorkID)10594601(PQKB)11563262(MdBmJHUP)muse14836(Au-PeEL)EBL3441079(CaPaEBR)ebr10425459(MiAaPQ)EBC3441079(EXLCZ)99256000000005286020080616d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe extraterrestrial life debate, antiquity to 1915 a source book /edited with commentary by Michael J. Crowe1st ed.Notre Dame, Ind. University of Notre Damec20081 online resource (577 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-268-21002-0 0-268-02368-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 526-541) and index.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.This book presents key documents from the pre-1915 history of the extraterrestrial life debate. Introductions and commentaries accompany each source document.Life on other planetsPlurality of worldsLife on other planets.Plurality of worlds.576.8/39Crowe Michael J54715MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819719303321The extraterrestrial life debate, antiquity to 19153940416UNINA