The extraterrestrial life debate, 1750-1900: the idea of a plurality of worlds from Kant to Lowell
(2012)
By:
Crowe, Michael J
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Dover Publications : Made available through hoopla, 2012
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9780486145013 (electronic bk.) MWT11605492, 0486145018 (electronic bk.) 11605492
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
This is the first detailed, scholarly study in English of the astronomical, philosophical, and religious ideas that developed between 1750 and 1900 regarding the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life. The author examines the roles of prominent figures such as Kant, Herschel, Paine, and Lowell in the issue. 16 illustrations
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