Martyn Rhys VaughanDec 15, 20201 minTHE PLURALITY OF WORLDSThe next thinker to discuss the universe at large is Frenchman Bernard de Fontanelle; born in 1657 he lived to within a few weeks of his...
Martyn Rhys VaughanDec 15, 20201 minLIFE IS EVERYWHEREWe mentioned William Herschel (1738-1822)who discovered Uranus and was the first to suggest that the Milky Way was the densest part of a...
Martyn Rhys VaughanDec 15, 20201 minTHINGS TO COMEThe Irish Enlightenment scientist Robert Boyle (1627-91) is remembered for his work on gases and Boyle's Law is still important in...
Martyn Rhys VaughanDec 15, 20201 minTHE FIRST TRIP TO URANUSWe are getting nearer to modern times but we must not overlook such people as M. Vivenair who in 1784 published "A Journey Lately...