Man who flattened the earth, the: maupertuis and the sciences in the enlightenment
Auteur :
Terrall, Mary
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226793610
Date de publication :
15 juin 2006
Dimensions :
2,3 x 1,5 x 0,3 cm
Poids :
624 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Self-styled adventurer, literary wit, and statesman of science, Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis stood at the center of Enlightenment science and culture. This work offers a portrait of this man, revealing how his private life and public works made him a man of science in eighteenth-century Europe.