Extraterrestrial Life Debate, Antiquity to 1915: A Source Book

Front Matter

EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE DEBATE THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE DEBATE A n t i q u i t y t o 1 9 1 5 A SOURCE BOOK edited with commentary by MICHAEL J. CROWE University of Notre Dame Press Notre Dame, Indiana THE Copyright © 2008 by University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 www.undpress.nd.edu All Rights Reserved Title page art: detail from drawing by J. J. Grandville of a Bridge between Worlds, from Un Autre Monde (1844). Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Crowe, Michael J. The extraterrestrial life debate, antiquity to 1915 : a source book / edited by Michael J. Crowe. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-268-02368-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-268-02368-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Life on other planets. 2. Plurality of worlds. I. Title. QB54. C764 2008 576.8'39——dc22 2008026865 ∞The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. To my brother, Patrick H. Crowe ...