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Beholding the cosmos : Huygens’ Cosmotheoros and the latter-day Copernicans

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Van Den Berg, Hugo (2019) Beholding the cosmos : Huygens’ Cosmotheoros and the latter-day Copernicans. Science Progress, 102 (3). pp. 249-260. doi:10.1177/0036850419872918 ISSN 0036-8504.

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Abstract

Christiaan Huygens, a founding father of modern physics and astronomy, speculated on extraterrestrial life toward the end of his life. Some of his speculations now seem quaint or naïve, but in other respects, Huygens was admirably enlightened. Huygens’ thought was permeated by Copernicanism and the associated way of thinking that may be termed the principle of indifference. Modern descendants of this statistical mode of generating speculations has given rise to speculations that are, in their own way, as naïve and untenable as Huygens’ argument for hemp on Jupiter.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics
Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software
Q Science > QB Astronomy
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Mathematics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Huygens, Christiaan, 1629-1695, Life on other planets , Statistics
Journal or Publication Title: Science Progress
Publisher: Science Reviews 2000 Ltd.
ISSN: 0036-8504
Official Date: 1 September 2019
Dates:
DateEvent
1 September 2019Published
26 August 2019Available
7 August 2019Accepted
Volume: 102
Number: 3
Page Range: pp. 249-260
DOI: 10.1177/0036850419872918
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 9 August 2019
Date of first compliant Open Access: 16 September 2019
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