William Herschel's Explorations of the Conditions for Extraterrestrial Life

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Jan 2011

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011aas...217.9804b&link_type=abstract

American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #217, #98.04

Mathematics

Logic

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William Herschel's notion of life on the sun has been described as one of his stranger ideas. A more careful look, though, supports his declaration to have founded his view "upon astronomical principles" (broadly construed) as opposed to resembling the musings of "fanciful poets." In particular, we'll explore how contemporary concepts of geology and heat informed William's defense of solarians, and see how a few of John Herschel's methodological comments provide insight into William's reasoning.

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