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History of the Plurality of Worlds [[electronic resource] ] : The Myths of Extraterrestrials Through the Ages / / by Pierre Connes ; edited by James Lequeux
| History of the Plurality of Worlds [[electronic resource] ] : The Myths of Extraterrestrials Through the Ages / / by Pierre Connes ; edited by James Lequeux |
| Autore | Connes Pierre |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (414 pages) |
| Disciplina | 576.839 |
| Collana | Historical & Cultural Astronomy |
| Soggetto topico |
Astrobiology
History Cosmology History of Science |
| ISBN | 3-030-41448-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction: Myth or fact/reality -- 2. From Anaximander to Lucretius: Plurality from chance -- 3. Pythagoras, Plato and Ptolemy: Unicity by design -- 4. Plutarch’s De Facie: The Moon is another Earth -- 5. Patristic cosmology confirms the single world -- 6. Scholastics invent virtual Plurality -- 7. Nicolaus Cusanus: Homogeneous Cosmos -- 8. Nicolaus Copernicus: Earth no center -- 9. Giordano Bruno: Lame compasses but agile pen -- 10. Galileo Galilei: Technicians oust metaphysicians -- 11. Johannes Kepler: Servo-controlled planets orbiting a Sun-God -- 12. René Descartes and Cartesians: Multiple worlds from vortex power -- 13. Christiaan Huygens: Humans give its present-day form extraterrestrial intelligence -- 14. The time coordinate of Plurality -- 15. The discovery of time -- 16. Epilogue: Today’s myth -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996418180103316 |
Connes Pierre
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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History of the Plurality of Worlds : The Myths of Extraterrestrials Through the Ages / / by Pierre Connes ; edited by James Lequeux
| History of the Plurality of Worlds : The Myths of Extraterrestrials Through the Ages / / by Pierre Connes ; edited by James Lequeux |
| Autore | Connes Pierre |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (414 pages) |
| Disciplina | 576.839 |
| Collana | Historical & Cultural Astronomy |
| Soggetto topico |
Exobiology
History Cosmology Astrobiology History of Science |
| ISBN | 3-030-41448-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction: Myth or fact/reality -- 2. From Anaximander to Lucretius: Plurality from chance -- 3. Pythagoras, Plato and Ptolemy: Unicity by design -- 4. Plutarch’s De Facie: The Moon is another Earth -- 5. Patristic cosmology confirms the single world -- 6. Scholastics invent virtual Plurality -- 7. Nicolaus Cusanus: Homogeneous Cosmos -- 8. Nicolaus Copernicus: Earth no center -- 9. Giordano Bruno: Lame compasses but agile pen -- 10. Galileo Galilei: Technicians oust metaphysicians -- 11. Johannes Kepler: Servo-controlled planets orbiting a Sun-God -- 12. René Descartes and Cartesians: Multiple worlds from vortex power -- 13. Christiaan Huygens: Humans give its present-day form extraterrestrial intelligence -- 14. The time coordinate of Plurality -- 15. The discovery of time -- 16. Epilogue: Today’s myth -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910409990903321 |
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Connes Pierre
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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