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Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds
Front page of 1701 edition
AuthorBernard le Bovier de Fontenelle
Original titleEntretiens sur la pluralité des mondes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Published1686 (1686)

Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds (French: Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes) is a popular science book by French author Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, published in 1686.

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