Crowe, Michael (J.)

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CROWE, Michael (J.)

CROWE, Michael (J.). American, b. 1936. Genres: Philosophy, Sciences. Career: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, instructor, 1961-65, assistant professor, 1965-68, associate professor, 1968-73, professor, 1973-2000, Rev. John J. Cavanaugh Professor in the Humanities, 2000-, chair, Program of Liberal Studies and Graduate Program in History and Philosophy of Science, 1967-73. University of Cambridge, visiting scholar, 1986-87. Publications: A History of Vector Analysis: The Evolution of the Idea of a Vectorial System, 1967, new ed, 1994; The Extraterrestrial Life Debate 1750-1900: The Idea of a Plurality of Worlds from Kant to Lowell, 1986, new ed. as The Extraterrestrial Life Debate 1750-1900, 1999; Theories of the World from Antiquity to the Copernican Revolution, 1990, 2nd ed., 2001; Modern Theories of the Universe from Herschel to Hubble, 1994. EDITOR: The Letters and Papers of Sir John Herschel: A Guide to the Manuscripts and Microfilm, 1991; (with D.R. Dyck and J.J. Kevin) Calendar of the Correspondence of Sir John Herschel, 1998. Author of booklets, scholarly papers, reviews, and other writings. Address: Program of Liberal Studies, 215 O'Shaughnessy Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]