The swerve how the world became modern
The book hunter -- The moment of discovery -- In search of Lucretius -- The teeth of time -- Birth and rebirth -- In the lie factory -- A pit to catch foxes -- The way things are -- The return -- Swerves -- Afterlives
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| Sprache: | eng |
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New York u.a.
Norton
2012
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| Ausgabe: | 1. paperb. ed. |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | The book hunter -- The moment of discovery -- In search of Lucretius -- The teeth of time -- Birth and rebirth -- In the lie factory -- A pit to catch foxes -- The way things are -- The return -- Swerves -- Afterlives Describes the impact that the translation of "On the Nature of Things" by Roman philosopher Lucretius had on history, inspiring artists, great thinkers, and scientists of the fifteenth century and fueling the beginning of the Renaissance |
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| Beschreibung: | Reprint. Originally published: 2011. - Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-335) and index |
| Beschreibung: | 356 S., [8] Bl. Ill. 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780393343403 978-0-393-34340-3 0393343405 0-393-34340-5 |