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Universal Natural History and Theory of the Heavens (German: Allgemeine Naturgeschichte und Theorie des Himmels), subtitled or an Attempt to Account for the Constitutional and Mechanical Origin of the Universe upon Newtonian Principles, is a work written and published anonymously by Immanuel Kant in 1755.
Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) published The Universal Natural History and Theory of Heaven in 1755. This English text is based on Georg Reimer’s edition of the complete works of Immanuel Kant (1905). The translation was first completed and posted on the web in 1998.
Jul 18, 2019 · Universal natural history and theory of the heavens. by. Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804. Publication date. 1969. Topics. Nebular hypothesis. Publisher. Ann Arbor] University of Michigan Press.
In general terms, Kant's aim in the Universal Natural History and Theory of the Heavens is to show that the main elements of the entire observable universe – which include the constitution and regular motions not only of the Sun, the Earth, and the other planets, but also that of the moons, comets, and even other solar systems – can all be ...
Kant's philosophy focuses attention on the active role of human reason in the process of knowing the world and on its autonomy in giving moral law. Kant saw the development of reason as a...
It has been noted that each of these topics pertains to his 1755 Universal Natural History and Theory of the Heavens, in which he drew on extant cosmogonies and the analogical form of Newtonianism developed by naturalists including Buffon, Haller, and Thomas Wright.
Title: Universal Natural History and Theory of the Heavens. Alternate title: Universal Natural History and Theory of Heaven. Author: Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804. Translator: Johnston, Ian (Ian Courtenay), 1938-. Note:
