Format:
1 Online-Ressource (134 pages)
ISBN:
9780520910584
,
0520910583
Content:
Surveying the night sky, a charming philosopher and his hostess, the Marquise, are considering thep ossibility of travelers from the moon. "What if they were skillful enough to navigate on the outer surface of our air, and from there, through their curiosity to see us, they angled for us like fish? Would that please you?" asks the philosopher. "Why not?" the Marquise replies. "As for me, I'd put myself into their nets of my own volition just to have the pleasure of seeing those who caught me."In this imaginary conversation of three hundred years ago, readers can share the excitement of a new
Note:
Cover; Contents; Introduction; Translator's Preface; Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds; Preface; Dedication; The First Evening; The Second Evening; The Third Evening; The Fourth Evening; The Fifth Evening; Notes.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520063617
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe De Fontenelle, Bernard le Bovier Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds CA : University of California Press, ©1990 ISBN 9780520063617
Language:
English
Author information:
Fontenelle, Bernard Le Bovier de 1657-1757
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