Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds

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

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. The book expresses support for cosmic pluralism and discusses the topic of astrobiology. Fontenelle speculated on the existence of Venusians as a distinct species of extraterrestrial life.