Delphi Collected Works of Galileo Galilei (Illustrated)

Delphi Collected Works of Galileo Galilei (Illustrated) PDF Author: Galileo Galilei
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1786560585
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1132

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Delphi Collected Works of Galileo Galilei (Illustrated)

Delphi Collected Works of Galileo Galilei (Illustrated) PDF Author: Galileo Galilei
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1786560585
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1132

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Delphi Collected Works of Sir Isaac Newton (Illustrated)

Delphi Collected Works of Sir Isaac Newton (Illustrated) PDF Author: Sir Isaac Newton
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1786560151
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1844

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English physicist and mathematician, Sir Isaac Newton is widely regarded as one of the most influential scientists of all time. Newton’s book ‘Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica’ laid the foundations for classical mechanics and ‘Optiks’ made seminal contributions to modern physical optics. This comprehensive eBook presents Newton’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Newton’s life and works * New introductions, specially written for this collection, by Professor Kenneth Richard Seddon, OBE (QUILL, The Queen’s University of Belfast) * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Key works are fully illustrated with their original diagrams * Features three biographies - discover Newton’s intriguing life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: Scientific Works PHILOSOPHIÆ NATURALIS PRINCIPIA MATHEMATICA THE MATHEMATICAL PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY (MOTTE TRANSLATION) OPTICKS Theological Works THE CHRONOLOGY OF ANCIENT KINGDOMS AMENDED OBSERVATIONS ON DANIEL AND THE APOCALYPSE OF ST. JOHN AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF TWO NOTABLE CORRUPTIONS OF SCRIPTURE The Biographies MEMOIRS OF SIR ISAAC NEWTON’S LIFE by William Stukeley SIR ISAAC NEWTON by Sarah K. Bolton SIR ISAAC NEWTON by Henry Martyn Taylor Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Discourse on Floating Bodies

Discourse on Floating Bodies PDF Author: Galileo Galilei
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465607935
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 147

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As to the first, the last discoveries of Saturn to be tricorporeall, and of the mutations of Figure in Venus, like to those that are seen in the Moon, together with the Consequents depending thereupon, have not so much occasioned the demur, as the investigation of the times of the Conversions of each of the Four Medicean Planets about Jupiter, which I lighted upon in April the year past, 1611, at my being in Rome; where, in the end, I assertained my selfe, that the first and neerest to Jupiter, moved about 8 gr. & 29 m. of its Sphere in an houre, makeing its whole revolution in one naturall day, and 18 hours, and almost an halfe. The second moves in its Orbe 14 gr. 13 min. or very neer, in an hour, and its compleat conversion is consummate in 3 dayes, 13 hours, and one third, or thereabouts. The third passeth in an hour, 2 gr. 6 min. little more or less of its Circle, and measures it all in 7 dayes, 4 hours, or very neer. The fourth, and more remote than the rest, goes in one houre, 0 gr 54 min. and almost an halfe of its Sphere, and finisheth it all in 16 dayes, and very neer 18 hours. But because the excessive velocity of their returns or restitutions, requires a most scrupulous precisenesse to calculate their places, in times past and future, especially if the time be for many Moneths or Years; I am therefore forced, with other Observations, and more exact than the former, and in times more remote from one another, to correct the Tables of such Motions, and limit them even to the shortest moment: for such exactnesse my first Observations suffice not; not only in regard of the short intervals of Time, but because I had not as then found out a way to measure the distances between the said Planets by any Instrument: I Observed such Intervals with simple relation to the Diameter of the Body of Jupiter; taken, as we have said, by the eye, the which, though they admit not errors of above a Minute, yet they suffice not for the determination of the exact greatness of the Spheres of those Stars. But now that I have hit upon a way of taking such measures without failing, scarce in a very few Seconds, I will continue the observation to the very occultation of JUPITER, which shall serve to bring us to the perfect knowledge of the Motions, and Magnitudes of the Orbes of the said Planets, together also with some other consequences thence arising. I adde to these things the observation of some obscure Spots, which are discovered in the Solar Body, which changing, position in that, propounds to our consideration a great argument either that the Sun revolves in it selfe, or that perhaps other Starrs, in like manner as Venus and Mercury, revolve about it, invisible in other times, by reason of their small digressions, lesse than that of Mercury, and only visible when they interpose between the Sun and our eye, or else hint the truth of both this and that; the certainty of which things ought not to be contemned, nor omitted.

Sophie's World

Sophie's World PDF Author: Jostein Gaarder
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1466804270
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 599

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A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.

A Little History of the World

A Little History of the World PDF Author: E. H. Gombrich
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300213972
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 401

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E. H. Gombrich's Little History of the World, though written in 1935, has become one of the treasures of historical writing since its first publication in English in 2005. The Yale edition alone has now sold over half a million copies, and the book is available worldwide in almost thirty languages. Gombrich was of course the best-known art historian of his time, and his text suggests illustrations on every page. This illustrated edition of the Little History brings together the pellucid humanity of his narrative with the images that may well have been in his mind's eye as he wrote the book. The two hundred illustrations—most of them in full color—are not simple embellishments, though they are beautiful. They emerge from the text, enrich the author's intention, and deepen the pleasure of reading this remarkable work. For this edition the text is reset in a spacious format, flowing around illustrations that range from paintings to line drawings, emblems, motifs, and symbols. The book incorporates freshly drawn maps, a revised preface, and a new index. Blending high-grade design, fine paper, and classic binding, this is both a sumptuous gift book and an enhanced edition of a timeless account of human history.

Delphi Collected Works of Euclid (Illustrated)

Delphi Collected Works of Euclid (Illustrated) PDF Author: Euclid
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1788779460
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 1793

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The father of geometry, Euclid was a Greek mathematician active in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I (323-283 BC). His treatise on geometry, ‘Elements’, is one of the most influential works in the history of mathematics, serving as the main textbook for teaching mathematics from the time of its first publication until the early twentieth century. In the ‘Elements’, Euclid deduces the theorems of what is now called Euclidean geometry from a small set of axioms. Euclid compiled his treatise from a number of works of earlier mathematicians including Pythagoras, Hippocrates of Chios and Eudoxus of Cnidus, preserving many otherwise lost ideas. One of the very earliest mathematical works to be printed after the invention of the printing press, it has been estimated that ‘Elements’ is second only to the Bible in the number of editions published. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Euclid’s collected (almost complete) works, with illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Euclid's life and works * Features the collected works of Euclid in English translation * Includes the original Greek text of ‘Elements’ * Includes Thomas Heath’s seminal translation of ‘Elements’ for Cambridge University Press * Excellent formatting of the texts * Includes Euclid's rare work ‘Optics’, first time in digital print * Features a bonus biography — discover Euclid's ancient world * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genresPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to explore our range of Ancient Classics titles or buy the entire series as a Super SetCONTENTS:The Translations Elements (translated by Thomas Heath) Data (translated by Robert Simson) On Divisions of Figures (translated by Raymond Clare Archibald) Optics (translated by Harry Edwin Burton)The Greek Text ElementsThe Biography Euclid by John Sturgeon MackayPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Delphi Complete Works of Leonardo da Vinci (Illustrated)

Delphi Complete Works of Leonardo da Vinci (Illustrated) PDF Author: Leonardo da Vinci
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1736

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This is the first volume of a new series of publications by Delphi Classics, the best-selling publisher of classical works. A first of its kind in digital print, the ‘Masters of Art’ series allows digital readers to explore the works of the world’s greatest artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents the genius of Leonardo da Vinci, the world's greatest painter, in beautiful detail, with concise introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. Features: * the complete paintings of Leonardo da Vinci * includes previously lost works, with annotations * concise introductions to the paintings and other works, giving valuable contextual information * learn the secrets of the MONA LISA, the history of THE LAST SUPPER or the meaning behind THE VITRUVIAN MAN * beautiful 'detail' images, allowing you to explore Leonardo's masterpieces as though in the gallery * includes Leonardo’s drawings and his complete notebooks, with plates * special criticism section, with essays by critics such as Sigmund Freud * features two biographies on Leonardo's life, including Vasari's famous biography * hundreds of images in stunning colour - highly recommended for Kindle Fire, iPhone, iPad or PC users, or as a valuable reference tool on traditional Kindles * UPDATED with improved images and recently attributed works Please visit: www.delphiclassics.com to browse our range of art eBooks CONTENTS: The Paintings TOBIAS AND THE ANGEL MADONNA OF THE POMEGRANATE THE MADONNA OF THE CARNATION THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST THE ANNUNCIATION THE BENOIS MADONNA PORTRAIT OF GINEVRA DE’ BENCI ST. JEROME IN THE WILDERNESS THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI THE VIRGIN OF THE ROCKS (LOUVRE) THE VIRGIN OF THE ROCKS (NATIONAL GALLERY) THE HEAD OF A WOMAN LITTA MADONNA LADY WITH AN ERMINE PORTRAIT OF A MUSICIAN LA BELLE FERRONNIÈRE THE LAST SUPPER THE MADONNA OF THE YARNWINDER MONA LISA THE VIRGIN AND CHILD WITH ST. ANNE LEDA AND THE SWAN ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST BACCHUS (ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST) THE BATTLE OF ANGHIARI SALVATOR MUNDI PORTRAIT OF A LADY IN PROFILE MADONNA AND CHILD WITH ST. JOSEPH The Drawings THE VITRUVIAN MAN THE VIRGIN AND CHILD WITH ST. ANNE AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST SELF-PORTRAIT STUDY OF HORSES OTHER DRAWINGS The Notebooks THE NOTEBOOKS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI THOUGHTS ON ART AND LIFE The Criticism LEONARDO DA VINCI by Sigmund Freud Extract from ‘THE RENAISSANCE’ by Walter Pater Extract from ‘ESSAYS ON ART’ by A. Clutton-Brock The Biographies LIFE OF LEONARDO DA VINCI by Giorgio Vasari LEONARDO DA VINCI by MAURICE W. BROCKWELL Please visit: www.delphiclassics.com for more information

Delphi Collected Works of Grant Allen (Illustrated)

Delphi Collected Works of Grant Allen (Illustrated) PDF Author: Grant Allen
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 178656095X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 8278

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The Canadian science writer and novelist, Grant Allen was an early proponent of the theory of evolution. His first books dealt with scientific subjects, being influenced by associationist psychology as expounded by Alexander Bain and by Herbert Spencer. However, as his career developed he became a bestselling novelist of the Victorian era, penning intriguing sensation and science-fiction books. This comprehensive eBook presents Allen’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Allen’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * 19 novels, with individual contents tables * Features many rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Includes Allen’s rare poetry collection ‘The Lower Slopes’ – available in no other collection * A wide selection of Allen’s non-fiction - spend hours exploring the author’s diverse areas of study * Features Edward Clodd’s seminal memoir - discover Allen’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels Philistia Babylon This Mortal Coil The White Man’s Foot The Jaws of Death What’s Bred in the Bone The Great Taboo Dumaresq’s Daughter The Duchess of Powysland Recalled to Life Blood Royal Michael’s Crag The Scallywag The Woman Who Did The British Barbarians A Splendid Sin Linnet Rosalba Hilda Wade The Shorter Fiction Strange Stories The Beckoning Hand, and Other Stories Ivan Greet’s Masterpiece and Other Stories Wednesday the Tenth An African Millionaire: Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay Miss Cayley’s Adventures Twelve Tales The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Poetry The Lower Slopes The Non-Fiction The Colour-Sense: Its Origin and Development Anglo-Saxon Britain Evolutionist at Large Flowers and Their Pedigrees Biographies of Working Men Charles Darwin Force and Energy Falling in Love Science in Arcady Post-Prandial Philosophy The Mediterranean Moorland Idylls Florence Paris Cities of Belgium County and Town in England Flashlights on Nature Side Lights The Autobiography My First Book The Biography Grant Allen: A Memoir by Edward Clodd Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Delphi Complete Works of Gustav Klimt (Illustrated)

Delphi Complete Works of Gustav Klimt (Illustrated) PDF Author: Gustav Klimt
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 378

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The Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt was a founding member of the Vienna Secession, whose celebrated paintings and murals are widely regarded as modern masterpieces of twentieth century art. The Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing digital readers to explore the works of the world’s greatest artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Klimt’s complete paintings in beautiful detail, with concise introductions and hundreds of high quality images. (Version 1) * The complete paintings of Gustav Klimt — over 250 images, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order * Includes reproductions of rare lost works * Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information * Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Klimt’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books * Hundreds of images in stunning colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the complete paintings * Easily locate the paintings you want to view * Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting e-Art books CONTENTS: The Highlights THE THEATRE IN TAORMINA THE OLD BURGTHEATER IN VIENNA PORTRAIT OF PIANIST JOSEPH PEMBAUER LOVE MUSIC I PALLAS ATHENA NUDA VERITAS JUDITH AND THE HEAD OF HOLOFERNES GOLDFISH BEETHOVEN FRIEZE THE THREE AGES OF WOMAN PORTRAIT OF FRITZA RIEDLER WATER SNAKES I PORTRAIT OF ADELE BLOCH-BAUER I THE KISS DANAË TREE OF LIFE ADAM AND EVE The Paintings THE COMPLETE PAINTINGS ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PAINTINGS Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Delphi Complete Works of Rembrandt van Rijn (Illustrated)

Delphi Complete Works of Rembrandt van Rijn (Illustrated) PDF Author: Rembrandt van Rijn
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 937

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Rembrandt van Rijn, the greatest master of the Dutch Golden Age, created a prolific and innovative body of paintings and etchings, having an immense influence on the course of Western art and inspiring new genres in painting. The Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing digital readers to explore the works of the world’s greatest artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Rembrandt’s complete paintings in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * The complete paintings and etchings of Rembrandt van Rijn — fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order * Includes reproductions of rare works * Features a special ‘Highlights’ section of plates, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information * Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Rembrandt’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books * Hundreds of images in stunning colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings and etchings * Easily locate the works you want to view * Features two bonus biographies, including Bell’s seminal study on the artist - immerse yourself in Rembrandt's turbulent life * Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting e-Art books CONTENTS: The Highlights ANNA ACCUSED BY TOBIT OF STEALING THE KID SELF-PORTRAIT, 1630-31 THE ANATOMY LESSON OF DOCTOR TULP PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST JACQUES DE GHEYN FLORA DESCENT FROM THE CROSS BELSHAZZAR’S FEAST THE PRODIGAL SON IN THE TAVERN SELF-PORTRAIT, 1640 PORTRAIT OF AGATHA BAS THE NIGHT WATCH THE HOLY FAMILY WITH ANGELS SUSANNA SURPRISED BY THE ELDERS PORTRAIT OF HENDRICKJE STOFFELS A WOMAN BATHING SLAUGHTERED OX THE STAALMEESTERS SELF-PORTRAIT WITH PALETTE AND BRUSHES, 1665 THE JEWISH BRIDE The Paintings CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF PAINTINGS ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PAINTINGS The Etchings CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF ETCHINGS ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ETCHINGS The Biographies REMBRANDT by Mortimer Menpes REMBRANDT VAN RIJN by Malcolm Bell Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles