Author: M. de Fontenelle (Bernard Le Bovier)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Plurality of worlds
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds
Author: M. de Fontenelle (Bernard Le Bovier)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Plurality of worlds
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The Achievement of Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle
Author: M. de Fontenelle (Bernard Le Bovier)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
A Discovery of New Worlds
Author: Bernard de FontenellePublisher: Hesperus Press
ISBN: 1843919982
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
In this charming and witty dialogue translated by the first professional woman writer in English, a 17th century astronomer staying at the chateau of a beautiful Marchioness accompanies her into her garden at night and introduces her to the new discoveries of astronomy Although more than 300 years old, Fontenelle's dialogues in a garden over five nights are still a surprisingly painless way to learn about the sun, the moon, the planets, and the stars, even though new planets were later discovered and modern science has filled out many details Fontenelle could not have known. Only the confidence with which he discusses inhabitants of the planets, the moon, and even the sun is now seen as misplaced. This is no lecture, but a conversation with the cut and thrust of intelligent argument as the Marchioness challenges each of the astronomer's assertions and requires him to explain the evidence. Fontenelle's work has been through the hands of many different translators, but Aphra Behn's translation, one of the earliest, adds the feminine wit of a leading dramatist to the work, in the first modern edition of this translation.
Histoire Des Oracles
Author: Fontenelle (Bernard Le Bovier)Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781016665667
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
A Discovery of New Worlds
Author: Bernard de FontenellePublisher: Hesperus Press
ISBN: 9781843913665
Category : Plurality of worlds
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this charming and witty dialogue translated by the first professional woman writer in English, a 17th century astronomer staying at the chateau of a beautiful Marchioness accompanies her into her garden at night and introduces her to the new discoveries of astronomy Although more than 300 years old, Fontenelle's dialogues in a garden over five nights are still a surprisingly painless way to learn about the sun, the moon, the planets, and the stars, even though new planets were later discovered and modern science has filled out many details Fontenelle could not have known. Only the confidence with which he discusses inhabitants of the planets, the moon, and even the sun is now seen as misplaced. This is no lecture, but a conversation with the cut and thrust of intelligent argument as the Marchioness challenges each of the astronomer's assertions and requires him to explain the evidence. Fontenelle's work has been through the hands of many different translators, but Aphra Behn's translation, one of the earliest, adds the feminine wit of a leading dramatist to the work, in the first modern edition of this translation.
Dialogues Of The Dead
Author: FontenellePublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019467855
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is a collection of dialogues between famous figures from history who are now dead. It offers literary and philosophical insight in these discussions. This is a fascinating read for anyone interested in literature, philosophy and history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Fontenelle's Dialogues of the Dead ... Translated from the French [by John Hughes]. With a reply to some remarks in a critique, call'd The Judgment of Pluto, etc. And two original dialogues
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Author: M. de Fontenelle (Bernard Le Bovier)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Bernard de Fontenelle
Author: Leonard Mendes MarsakPublisher:
ISBN: 9781258645632
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Transactions Of The American Philosophical Society, New Series, V49, Part 7.
Bernard de Fontenelle : the idea of science in the French enlightenment
Author: Leonard M. MarsakPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Early Modern Visions of Space
Author: Dorothea HeitschPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 146966741X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
How writers respond to a cosmology in evolution in the sixteenth century and how literature and space implicate each other are the guiding issues of this volume in which sixteen authors explore the topic of space in its multiform incarnations and representations. The volume's first section features the early modern exploration and codification of urban and rural spaces as well as maritime and industrial expanses: "Space and Territory: Geographies in Texts" thus contributes to a history of spatial consciousness. The construction of local, national, political, public, and private places is highlighted in "Space and Politics: Literary Geographies"; the contributors in this segment show how built forms as architectural or literary constructions and spatial orientation are intertwined. "Space and Gender: Geopoetical Approaches" traces the experience of gender as political, territorial, and communicative exploration; the essays in this division deal with social organization and its symbolic analysis, resulting in literary texts featuring what could be called psychological production theories. The development of ethical approaches adapted to or critical of colonial expansion is analyzed in "Space and Ethics: Geocritical Ventures"; here we encounter early modern globalization where locals, explorers, immigrants, adventurers, and intellectuals remake themselves in new places, engage in or meet with resistance, or attempt to rework local sociopolitical systems while reassessing those they are familiar with. "The Space of the Book, the Book as Space: Printing, Reading, Publishing" analyzes the tactile object of the book as an arena for commerce, politics, and authorial experimentation.