Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, also called Bernard Le Bouyer de Fontenelle, was a French author and an influential member of three of the academies of the Institut de France, noted especially for his accessible treatment of scientific topics... Wikipedia
Born: February 11, 1657, Rouen, France
Died: January 9, 1757 (age 99 years), Paris, France
Books
Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds
1686
Histoire des oracles
1687
Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds: By M. de Fontenelle. Translated from the Last Edition of the French. Illustrated with Notes ... Together with Copper-plates
The History of Oracles. in Two Dissertations; Wherein Are Proved, I. That the Oracles Were Not Given Out by Dæmons; ... II. That the Oracles Did Not Cease at the Coming of Jesus Christ; ... by M. de Fontenelle
Letters of Gallantry ... Translated Into English by Mr. Ozell
1715
Fontenelle's Dialogues of the Dead ... Translated ... by ... John Hughes ... The Third Edition
1735