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TitleConversations on the Plurality of Worlds
AuthorDe Fontenelle, Bernard
Asset Number00531
PublisherAlbion Press
ISBN
Published Date1808
Edition1
Printing1
Description
Miniature book. Half leather. Bindings and boards tight. One loose page - frontispiece with protrait.
 
In this dramatic and entertaining dialogue, Fontenelle explained Cartesian philosophy and cosmology and argued for the existence of life on other worlds. He justified a popular writing style by encouraging women and men to engage in pleasant evening conversation together on scientific topics.
CategoryGeneral Science
EpochPre 1840
Date Acquired26/07/2022
Condition(3) Good