Fontenelle, M. de (Bernard Le Bovier) 1657-1757 creator Lalande, Joseph Jérôme Le Français de 1732-1807 Gunning, Miss (Elizabeth) 1769-1823 text utu 2021 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds" by Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle is a popular science book published in 1686. Written in French rather than Latin, it presents complex astronomical theories through dialogues between a philosopher and an intelligent marquise as they stroll through gardens at night. The work explores the heliocentric model and speculates boldly on extraterrestrial life throughout the cosmos, making it one of the first major works of the Age of Enlightenment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversations_on_the_Plurality_of_Worlds Release date is 2021-10-18 Tim Lindell, Tom Cosmas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Original publication data not identified Plurality of worlds QB Original publication data not identified 07006894 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66559 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66559 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134533.0 66559