The extraterrestrial life debate, antiquity to 1915 [[electronic resource] ] : a source book / / edited with commentary by Michael J. Crowe
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Notre Dame, Ind., : University of Notre Dame, c2008 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (577 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 576.8/39 |
| Soggetto topico: | Life on other planets |
| Plurality of worlds | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 526-541) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book presents key documents from the pre-1915 history of the extraterrestrial life debate. Introductions and commentaries accompany each source document. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The extraterrestrial life debate, antiquity to 1915 |
| ISBN: | 0-268-07679-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910819719303321 |
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