{"product_id":"more-worlds-than-one-the-creed-of-the-philosopher-and-the-hope-of-the-christian-paperback-9781108004169","title":"More Worlds Than One; The Creed of the Philosopher and the Hope of the Christian (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108004169","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMore Worlds Than One\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Creed of the Philosopher and the Hope of the Christian\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn argument for the possibility of extra-terrestrial life, by a distinguished scientist of deep religious convictions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Brewster (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108004169, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.6 cm, 0.35 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSir David Brewster (1781–1868) was a distinguished scientist and inventor who frequently turned the results of his research to practical ends; his work on the diffraction of light, for example, led to his developing improved reflectors for lighthouses and inventing two popular Victorian toys, the stereoscope and the kaleidoscope. He was also active as the editor of the Edinburgh Magazine and the Edinburgh Encyclopaedia (1808–1830) and contributed to the seventh and eighth editions of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, as well as writing many articles for a variety of philosophical and scientific journals. He was deeply religious, and in More Worlds Than One (1854) he set out to counter the arguments against extra-terrestrial life of William Whewell's recently published Of the Plurality of Worlds (also reissued in this series), urging that Whewell's 'extraordinary doctrine' was wrong on scientific grounds.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Religious aspect of the question\u003cbr\u003e 2. Description of the solar system\u003cbr\u003e 3. The geological condition of the earth\u003cbr\u003e 4. Analogy between the earth and the other planets\u003cbr\u003e 5. The sun, moon, satellites, and asteroids\u003cbr\u003e 6. The motion of the solar system round a distant centre\u003cbr\u003e 7. Religious difficulties\u003cbr\u003e 8. Single stars and binary systems\u003cbr\u003e 9. Clusters of stars and nebulæ\u003cbr\u003e 10. General summary\u003cbr\u003e 11. Reply to objections drawn from geology\u003cbr\u003e 12. Objections from the nature of nebulæ\u003cbr\u003e 13. Objections from the nature of the fixed stars and binary systems\u003cbr\u003e 14. Objections from the nature of the planets\u003cbr\u003e 15. The future of the universe.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265908232472,"sku":"9781108004169","price":25.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108004169i_d22989eb-c861-4fd7-9c22-6da4b929b9b1.jpg?v=1694867211","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/more-worlds-than-one-the-creed-of-the-philosopher-and-the-hope-of-the-christian-paperback-9781108004169","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}