The provincial letters ; Pensées ; Scientific treatises / by Blaise Pascal
by Pascal, Blaise (1623-1662)
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About This Item
Chicago : Encyclopædia Britannica, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: vi, 487 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Series: Great books of the western world ; 33. Notes: Translators: Provincial letter / T. M'Crie ; Pensées / W.F. Trotter ; Scientific treatises / R. Scofield. Contents: Jansenists--France--Port Royal--Jansenistas. The provincial letters / translated by Thomas C'Crie -- Pensees / translated by W.F. Trotter -- Scientific treatises: Preface to the treatise on the vacuum ; New experiments concerning the vacuum ; Account of the great experiment concerning the equilibrium of fluids ; Treatises on the equilibrium of liquids and on the weight of the mass of the air ; On geometrical demonstration ; Treatise on the arithmetical triangle ; Correspondence with Fermat on the theory of probabilities / translated by Richard Scofield. Subjects: Pascal, Blaise; Jesuits; Jansenists France; Port Royal; France.
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- Title
- The provincial letters ; Pensées ; Scientific treatises / by Blaise Pascal
- Author
- Pascal, Blaise (1623-1662)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chicago : Encyclopædia Britannica
- Date Published
- 1952
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