The celestial worlds discover'd (Registro nro. 111917)
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
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| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QB |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Huygens, Christiaan, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1629-1695 |
| 240 10 - UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Kosmotheoros. English |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The celestial worlds discover'd |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2023 |
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| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Translation of Kosmotheoros sive De terris coelestibus earumque ornatu conjecturae. |
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| General note | Release date is 2023-07-14 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Celestial Worlds Discover'd: Or, Conjectures Concerning the Inhabitants, Plants and Productions of the Worlds in the Planets" by Christianus Huygens is a scientific treatise written in the early 18th century. The work explores the possibility of life, plants, and the conditions of existence on other planets in our solar system, positing that other planets may have inhabitants and resources similar to those found on Earth. Huygens seeks to expand the understanding of astronomy through conjectures, building upon the Copernican model of a heliocentric universe. At the start of the book, the author reflects on mankind's place in the cosmos and the implications of Copernican astronomy. He emphasizes that if Earth is merely one of many planets orbiting the Sun, it is reasonable to conjecture that other planets may harbor similar life forms and ecosystems. Huygens articulates his thoughts as an inquiry into the properties of these celestial bodies, encouraging readers to anticipate a vast universe rich with diversity. He acknowledges that while certainty in these matters is unattainable, the pursuit of knowledge about our heavenly neighbors is a noble endeavor deserving of exploration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Introductory phrase | Originally published: |
| Publication, distribution, etc. of original | United Kingdom: James Knapton, 1722 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Cosmology -- Early works to 1800 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Plurality of worlds -- Early works to 1800 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Life on other planets -- Early works to 1800 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Huygens, Constantijn, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1628-1697 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Clarke, John, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1682-1757 |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://archive.org/details/b30537009_0001/page/n3/mode/2up">https://archive.org/details/b30537009_0001/page/n3/mode/2up</a> |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71191">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71191</a> |
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