LAMBERT, Johann Heinrich. Systeme du monde. Bouillon, Aux Dep. De La Soc., 17708vo, 176x96 mm, legatura in piena pelle. Titolo e fregi in oro al dorso a 5 nervi. Tagli rossi. Bell’esemplare.Rara prima edizione francese. In queste lettere cosmologiche, l’autore immaginava l'universo costituito da sistemi sempre più grandi che ruotano intorno. Sommario dell’opera: Comete. Stato permanente del sistema solare. Principio cosmologico. Popolazione dell'universo. Se le comete sono abitabili. Numero di comete. Comete comparative con i pianeti. Perché sono così tante le comete, e così pochi pianeti? Tabella di Halley. Le orbite dei satelliti e iperbolica. Movimento delle stelle fisse. Le stelle fisse sono a distanze diverse dal sole. La Via Lattea. Figura delle stelle. Sistemi stellari fissi. Obiezioni. Movimento degli astri. La sua natura, la sua velocità, la direzione. Orbite. Movimento Universale. Centri. Ellissi. Movimento Universale. Conclusioni generali. Lambert " elaborated a theory according to which the thousands of stars surrounding the sun constituted a solar system. Moreover, he considered the Milky Way as a large number of such systems, that is, a system of higher order. ... The whole universe, Lambert postulated, had to be inhabited by creatures like human being"elaborated a theory according to which the thousands of stars surrounding the sun constituted a solar system. Moreover, he considered the Milky Way as a large number of such systems, that is, a system of higher order. ... The whole universe, Lambert postulated, had to be inhabited by creatures like human beings.

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Rare first French edition. In these cosmological letters, the author imagined the universe consisting of ever larger systems revolving around. Works summary: Comete. Permanent state of the solar system. Cosmological principle. Population of the universe. If comets are habitable. Number of comets. Comparative comets with planets. Why are so many comets, and so few planets? Halley Table. The orbits of the satellites and hyperbolic. Movement of fixed stars. The fixed stars are at distances other than the sun. The Milky Way. Figure of stars. Fixed stellar systems. Objections. Movement of the stars. Its nature, its speed, its direction. Orbite. Universal Movement. Centers. Ellipses. Universal Movement. General conclusions. Lambert "elaborated a theory according to which the thousands of stars surrounding the sun constituted a solar system. He also considered the Milky Way as a large number of such systems, that is, a system of higher order ... The whole universe, Lambert postulated, had to be inhabited by creatures like human being, "elaborated a theory according to which the thousands of stars surrounding the sun formed a solar system. Moreover, he considered the Milky Way as a large number of such systems, that is, a system of higher order. ... The whole universe, Lambert postulated, had to be inhabited by creatures like human beings.