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The Attitude of Voltaire to Magic and the Sciences / Margaret Sherwood Libby.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law ; 108Publisher: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1935]Copyright date: ©1935Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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  • 9780231931021
  • 9780231892025
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- I. The Scientific Education of Voltaire -- II. Voltaire's Advice on Methods of Scientific Investigation -- III. Physics, Chemistry and Astronomy in the Writings of Voltaire -- IV. Geology, Biology and Anthropology -- V. Voltaire and Magic -- VI. Voltaire and Medicine -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: Explores the attitudes of the philosopher, Voltaire, and how they were influenced by his studies of Newton. Specifically looked at are his beliefs on physics, chemistry, astronomy, biology and even magic and medicine.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780231892025

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- I. The Scientific Education of Voltaire -- II. Voltaire's Advice on Methods of Scientific Investigation -- III. Physics, Chemistry and Astronomy in the Writings of Voltaire -- IV. Geology, Biology and Anthropology -- V. Voltaire and Magic -- VI. Voltaire and Medicine -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index

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Explores the attitudes of the philosopher, Voltaire, and how they were influenced by his studies of Newton. Specifically looked at are his beliefs on physics, chemistry, astronomy, biology and even magic and medicine.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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