From influence to inhabitation: the transformation of astrobiology in the early modern period
Auteur :
Christie, James E.
Éditeur :
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN :
9783030221713
Date de publication :
14 oct. 2020
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
This book describes how and why the early modern period witnessed the marginalisation of astrology in Western natural philosophy, and the re-adoption of the cosmological view of the existence of a plurality of worlds in the universe, allowing the possibility of extraterrestrial life.