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Henry More: and the Scientific Revolution
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Henry More: and the Scientific Revolution
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) A. Rupert Hall
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Preface by David Knight
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Series | Cambridge Science Biographies |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:320 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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Category/Genre | Biographies: Historical, Political and Military Western philosophy - c 1600 to c 1900 |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780521892643
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Classifications | Dewey:192 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
Edition |
2nd Revised edition
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Illustrations |
3 Halftones, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
30 April 2002 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Henry More (1614-87) was the greatest English metaphysical theologian and the most perplexing; he was also perhaps the most distinguished member of the group of divines known as the Cambridge Platonists. An admirer of Galileo, Descartes and Boyle, he rejected their detailed applications of mechanical philosophy to the explanation of natural phenomena. He was an experimenter, yet also a cabalist, and one of the few writers whom Newton acknowledged as having influenced his ideas. First published in 1990, this thorough and accessible biography is the first book-length treatment of this remarkable character. Hall illuminates More's important contributions to science, particularly his work on space and time which influenced Newton, and gives fascinating insights into his spiritual philosophy and his preoccupation with witchcraft. The depth of Professor Hall's scholarship makes the book an exceptional account of the turbulent world of the Scientific Revolution.
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