In this imaginary conversation of three hundred years ago, readers can share the excitement of a new, extremely daring view of the universe. Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds (Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes), first published in , is one of the /5. · The Plurality of the Worlds Fontenelle. No one better represents the new attitude toward extraterrestrial life than Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle (—), the author of Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds (). Originally written in French, Fontenelle's book went through thirty-three editions during the author's long www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 9 mins. Conversations on the plurality of worlds. by. Fontenelle, M. de (Bernard Le Bovier), ; Gardiner, William. Publication date. Topics. Plurality of worlds. Publisher. London, Printed for A Bettesworth [etc.]User Interaction Count: 2K.
Well, science writing does not get much better than Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds, written by the loquacious French courtier Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle. I saw a couple of quotes from it in an astrobiology paper, got reading it, and was hooked - it's now become one of my favourite books. Conversations On the Plurality of Worlds (Paperback) Published October 20th by Franklin Classics Trade Press. Paperback, pages. Author (s): Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, Joseph Jerome Francais Le De Lalande. ISBN: (ISBN ) Average rating. Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds. Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle ( - ) Translated by William Gardiner ( - ) This book is a popular science book written in the late s. It is written as a series of conversations between a gallant philosopher and a countess, while walking in her garden and gazing at the stars.
Conversations on the plurality of worlds. Contributor Names. Fontenelle, M. de (Bernard Le Bovier), Gunning, Miss (Elizabeth), , tr. Lalande, Joseph Jérôme Le Français de, Created / Published. London, Printed for J. Cundee; sold by T. Hurst, Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds (French: Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes) is a popular science book by French author Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, published in It is an early exposition of cosmic pluralism, the idea that the stars are distant suns which might have their own planetary systems, including the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Conversations on the plurality of worlds. by. Fontenelle, M. de (Bernard Le Bovier), ; Gardiner, William. Publication date. Topics. Plurality of worlds. Publisher. London, Printed for A Bettesworth [etc.].
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