Against the popular belief that the planets and stars must be peopled, the Master of Trinity, Cambridge, makes the case that intelligent life may exist on Earth alone. He weighs evidence from geology, the nebulae, the Moon, Jupiter and the stars, and considers what the question means for religion. This American edition carries an introduction by Edward Hitchcock.
A classic of the long debate over life beyond Earth, and a fine example of Victorian scientific argument. Download the free EPUB.