"Many people deny even the possibility that there are intelligent beings in the universe, or even only animated, elsewhere than on Earth.
The famous geographer Carl Ritter used to begin his course of Geography at the University of Berlin, by demonstrating that all the planets between the Earth only has the necessary conditions for the development of organic life. It is true, however, and soon after went to show that all regions of the globe, northern Germany's development is the most noble and perfect quality in the human race.
In either case, his arguments were more or less the same weight. "
by: GV Schiaparelli, the inhabitants of other worlds. Popular gift for the year 1889 for the benefit of the old printers in Milan.
Library of the Observatory
image credits: "Orbiting Astronaut Reflects Earth" by C. Clayton Anderson, Expedition 15 Crew, NASA - APOD of January 23, 2008
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