Conversations on the plurality of worlds

Surveying the night sky, a charming philosopher and his hostess, the Marquise, are considering thep ossibility of travelers from the moon. ""What if they were skillful enough to navigate on the outer surface of our air, and from there, through their curiosity to see us, they angled for us like fish? Would that please you?"" asks the philosopher. ""Why not?"" the Marquise replies. ""As for me, I'd put myself into their nets of my own volition just to have the pleasure of seeing those who caught me.""In this imaginary conversation of three hundred years ago, readers can share the exc