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History of the plurality of worlds = the myths of extraterrestrials through the ages /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	History of the plurality of worlds/ by Pierre Connes ; edited by James Lequeux.
Reminder of title:	the myths of extraterrestrials through the ages /
Author:	Connes, Pierre.
other author:	Lequeux, James.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing : : 2020.,
Description:	xiii, 406 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ;24 cm.
[NT 15003449]:	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. Rene 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.
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Exobiology. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41448-1
ISBN:	9783030414481

History of the plurality of worlds = the myths of extraterrestrials through the ages /
Connes, Pierre.

History of the plurality of worldsthe myths of extraterrestrials through the ages /[electronic resource] :by Pierre Connes ; edited by James Lequeux. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2020. - xiii, 406 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ;24 cm. - Historical & cultural astronomy,2509-310X. - Historical & cultural astronomy..

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. Rene 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.

Modern research has demonstrated that many stars are surrounded by planets-some of which might contain the right conditions to harbor life. This has only reinforced a question that has been tormenting scientists, philosophers and priests since Antiquity: Are there other inhabited worlds beyond our own? This book analyzes the many ways that humans have argued for and depicted extraterrestrial life over the centuries. The first known texts about the subject date from as early as the 6th century BC. Since that time, countless well-known historical characters like Lucretius, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Cusanus, Bruno, Kepler, Descartes, and Huygens contributed to the debate; here, their lesser known opinions on the subject are studied in detail. It is often difficult for the modern mind to follow the thinking of our ancestors, which can only be understood when placed in the relevant context. The book thus extends its scope to the evolution of ideas about cosmology in general, as well as the culture in which these great thinkers wrote. The research is presented with the author's insight and humor, making this an easy and enjoyable read.

ISBN: 9783030414481

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-41448-1doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

566766
Exobiology.

LC Class. No.: QB54 / .C666 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 576.839

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