Author: Thomas HobbesPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury: Seven philosophical problems. Decameron physiologicum. Proportion of a straight line to half the arc of a quadrant. Six lessons to the Savilian professors of mathematics. Stigmai, or Marks of the absurd geometry, etc., of Dr. Wallis. Extract of a letter from Henry Stubbe. Three papers presented to the Royal society against Dr. Wallis. Considerations on the answer of Dr. Wallis. Letters and other pieces
Author: Thomas HobbesPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 492
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Euclid's Elements
Author: EuclidPublisher:
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Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
"The book includes introductions, terminology and biographical notes, bibliography, and an index and glossary" --from book jacket.
The Edinburgh Review
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Languages : en
Pages : 442
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Thomas Hobbes
Author: R.E.R. BuncePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1441170235
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
In this volume, Dr Bunce (University of Cambridge) introduces Hobbes' ambitious philosophical project to discover the principles that govern the social world. If Hobbes' immodest assessment that he successfully attained this goal may be disputed, Bunce nevertheless captures the extraordinary enduring value of Hobbes' work for the contemporary reader. Thomas Hobbes's name and the title of his most famous work, Leviathan, have come to be synonymous with the idea that the natural state of humankind is 'nasty, brutish, and short' and only the intervention of a munificent overlord may spare men and women from this unenviable fate by imposing order where there would otherwise be chaos. The problem that Hobbes formulated resonates through the centuries as the enduring dilemma of political organisation and social cooperation. Indeed it can be seen today in fields as diverse as theoretical game theory and international relations.
Handling "Occult Qualities" in the Scientific Revolution
Author: Xiaona WangPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004535470
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Focusing on the transformation of the scholastic notion of 'occult qualities' during the Scientific Revolution, this book offers novel insights into the new approaches to early modern science, and the disciplinary realignments that shaped the new physics of the age.
Fireworks
Author: Simon WerrettPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226893774
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
Fireworks are synonymous with celebration in the twenty-first century. But pyrotechnics—in the form of rockets, crackers, wheels, and bombs—have exploded in sparks and noise to delight audiences in Europe ever since the Renaissance. Here, Simon Werrett shows that, far from being only a means of entertainment, fireworks helped foster advances in natural philosophy, chemistry, mathematics, and many other branches of the sciences. Fireworks brings to vibrant life the many artful practices of pyrotechnicians, as well as the elegant compositions of the architects, poets, painters, and musicians they inspired. At the same time, it uncovers the dynamic relationships that developed between the many artists and scientists who produced pyrotechnics. In so doing, the book demonstrates the critical role that pyrotechnics played in the development of physics, astronomy, chemistry and physiology, meteorology, and electrical science. Richly illustrated and drawing on a wide range of new sources, Fireworks takes readers back to a world where pyrotechnics were both divine and magical and reveals for the first time their vital contribution to the modernization of European ideas.
Catalogue of the Library of the University of London; Incl. the Libraries of George Grote and Augustus de Morgan
Author: Thomas II NicholsPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the University of London. Including the Libraries of George Grote and Augustus de Morgan
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385498740
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Catalogue of the Library of the University of London
Author: University of London. LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 812
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the University of London, Including the Libraries of G. Grote and A. De Morgan (mainly Compiled by T. Nichols).
Author: University of LondonPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 812
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