Rene Descartes - Discours de la Méthode - 1668
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One of the most famous works (first published in 1637, anonymously) that made Descartes the first of the modern philosophers and one of the most modern scientists. Descartes asserted that knowledge must be based on the mind's experience. His method essentially consisted of reducing problems to simpler questions and then reconstructing them back into more complex ones. The attached essays on optics and meteorology demonstrate the kind of results that can be obtained using his rules of scientific inquiry. Illustrated with seven full-page wood engravings and wood engravings or diagrams in the text.
Seller's Story
Liber astronomiae antiquus is a bookstore specializing in ancient astronomy books.
We specialize in first- and second-edition books by scientists from the 16th to the 20th century.
Over the last twenty-five years we have dedicated ourselves to promoting and teaching astronomy, while building an important collection of books by great astronomers, philosophers, engineers, and science communicators such as Galileo, Fontenelle, Kepler, Clavius, Descartes, Flammarion, Laplace, etc.
Translated by Google TranslateOne of the most famous works (first published in 1637, anonymously) that made Descartes the first of the modern philosophers and one of the most modern scientists. Descartes asserted that knowledge must be based on the mind's experience. His method essentially consisted of reducing problems to simpler questions and then reconstructing them back into more complex ones. The attached essays on optics and meteorology demonstrate the kind of results that can be obtained using his rules of scientific inquiry. Illustrated with seven full-page wood engravings and wood engravings or diagrams in the text.
Seller's Story
Liber astronomiae antiquus is a bookstore specializing in ancient astronomy books.
We specialize in first- and second-edition books by scientists from the 16th to the 20th century.
Over the last twenty-five years we have dedicated ourselves to promoting and teaching astronomy, while building an important collection of books by great astronomers, philosophers, engineers, and science communicators such as Galileo, Fontenelle, Kepler, Clavius, Descartes, Flammarion, Laplace, etc.
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Number of books
1
Subject
Science
Book title
Discours de la Méthode
Author/ Illustrator
Rene Descartes
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1668
Height
23 cm
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Width
18 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Edición Theodore Girard
Number of pages
410
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