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Published on: 2011-12-08
Released on: 2011-12-08
Original language: English

"There isn't an uninteresting page in it. It is a masterly review of an intriguing subject, erudite and entertaining, clear and all-encompassing reading for anyone interested in 'one of the most wondrous and noble questions in nature' ― does extraterrestrial life exist" ― New Scientist.Are we alone in the universe Are there other beings on other worlds who gaze into the night sky and try to imagine us, as we try to imagine them Those questions have been debated since antiquity, but it was during the Enlightenment that they particularly began to engage the interest of prominent scientists and thinkers. In this fascinating volume, Professor Michael Crowe offers the first in-depth study in English of the international debate that developed between 1750 and 1900 concerning the existence of extraterrestrial life, a problem that engaged an extraordinary variety of Western thinkers across the spectrum of intellectual endeavor. Astronomers such as Herschel, Bode, Lalande, and Flammarion all weighed in, along with French philosophers Rousseau and Voltaire, American patriot Thomas Paine, Scots churchman Thomas Chalmers, and a host of others. Professor Crowe gives them all their say, as they address the question as a point of science, as a problem of philosophy, as well as a religious issue. The book ends with the "discovery" by Schiaparelli of the canals of Mars, the expansion of the canal theory by the American astronomer Percival Lowell, and the culmination of the canal controversy with the demonstration of its illusory nature."Crowe's book is lucid and rich in historical detail. His analysis is so fascinating and his comments on the contemporary debate so pertinent that The Extraterrestrial Life Debate can be recommended for the thoughtful reader without reservation. While a model of scholarly analysis, it has the unusual virtue of reading with the excitement of high adventure." ― Sky Telescope. La Guerre des mondes Wikipdia La Guerre des mondes: Illustration d'un tripode dans l'dition belge de 1906 signe Henrique Alvim Corra John Herschel Correspondence - Adler Planetarium Bibliographies Works by John Herschel. APPENDIX I. Bibliography of Publications BY John Herschel . Prefatory Statement. The sources for this bibliography (an earlier ... Message of Cydonia - The Enterprise Mission Background to This Study. The initial purpose of this study was an examination of the "Cydonia mathematics" which at first glance emphasize the ... Are We Alone? Life in the Universe - UFO Evidence Alien life: Would we recognize it at all? Seattle Times January 8 2003. Hundreds of astronomers yesterday learned that life in outer space is likely to lack green ... Mormon cosmology - Wikipedia Mormon cosmology is the description of the history evolution and destiny of the physical and metaphysical universe according to Mormonism which includes the ... Extraterrestri nella fantascienza - Wikipedia Bench la fantascienza come genere definito si sia sviluppata a partire dal Novecento le rappresentazioni di personaggi extraterrestri compaiono nella letteratura ... Vida extraterrestre Wikipdia a enciclopdia livre Vida extraterrestre a vida que no se origina a partir do planeta Terra. tambm chamada de vida aliengena. Estas formas de vida ainda hipotticas podem ... Intelligent Life in the Universe - What Role Will It Play ... How important is extraterrestrial intelligence? How diverse? Is it helpful benign or hostile? What are its capacities? List of Christians in science and technology - Wikipedia External links. Christianity And The Scientist by Ian G. Barbour; Cambridge Christians in Science (CiS) group; Christians in Science website; Ian Ramsey Centre Oxford
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