Lumen

One of the first science fiction novels to describe alien life forms.

Lumen was first published by Camille Flammarion (1842—1925) in 1872 as part of the Stories of Infinity collection. Flammarion was a well—known French astronomer, writer and highly successful popularizer of science during the late 19th century.

This famous novel, written in the form of a philosophical dialogue, features a cosmic spirit named Lumen who reveals the scientific wonders of the celestial universe to Quaerens, a y...