How Long to Read Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds

How Long Does it Take to Read Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 40 minutes to read Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds by Bernard Le Bovier Fontenelle

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

When Bernard de Fontenelle published the first edition of his Entretiens sur la Pluralite des Mondes in 1686, it was an immediate success. In an age when women, even those from the richest and most distinguished families, received little or no formal education, it offered an entertaining and accessible introduction to astronomy and some of the burning topics of the day. Does the earth really go around the sun? Are there other inhabited planets out there? If so, are the inhabitants like us or quite different? Is the moon itself inhabited? Is even the sun inhabited? Are there volcanoes on the moon? How hot is mercury? How long is a Venusian day? Will flying machines one day take us to the moon? Providing new notes, some illustrations and an introduction, this new Tiger of the Stripe edition is based on the 1808 edition of Elizabeth Gunning's translation, retaining the charm which was so essential for the book's success. Miss Gunning, a beautiful and talented novelist with a rather racy personal life, drew on an annotated French edition by the distinguished French astronomer, Jerome de Lalande. This edition thus offers an interesting accretion of ideas, ranging from Fontenelle's 1686 edition and later revisions, Lalande's (sometimes rather critical) comments, Gunning's appropriately flowery translation, and our own explanations for the modern reader. It is, without doubt, a little gem.

How long is Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds?

Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds by Bernard Le Bovier Fontenelle is 160 pages long, and a total of 40,000 words.

This makes it 54% the length of the average book. It also has 49% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 38 minutes to read Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds aloud.

What Reading Level is Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds?

Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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