The Blazing World
In 1666, the same year that Newton graduated Cambridge, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, wrote A Description of A New World, Called the Blazing-World, better known as The Blazing World. An early work of science fiction, this short novel touches on alchemy, the occult, religion and philosophy, moving between topics - and accuracy, in the light of modern understanding - at a dizzying pace. Like her contemporary Newton's writings, which ranged from physics to alchemy, Cavendish's work showed the transition in thought from ancient philosophy to modern ideas that was the hallmark of the scientific revolution.In The Blazing World, a woman…
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- ISBN: 978-88-358-2628-6
- EAN: 9788835826286
- Produktnummer: 37159028
- Verlag: E-Bookarama
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'081 KB
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