From Influence to Inhabitation The Transformation of Astrobiology in the Early Modern Period /
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| Summary: | X, 215 p. text |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2019.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2019. |
| Series: | International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22169-0 |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction: Astrology, Extraterrestrial Life and Astrobiology
- 2. Celestial Influence as an Aid to Pluralism from Antiquity to the Renaissance
- 3. William Gilbert: Magnetism as Astrological Influence, and the Unification of the Terrestrial and Celestial Realms
- 4. Johannes Kepler: A New Astronomy, Astrological Harmonies and Living Creatures
- 5. Influence and/or Inhabitation: The Celestial Bodies between Kepler and Newton
- 6. Influence and Inhabitation Opposed
- 7. Conclusion.