Laura Bassi–The World's First Woman Professor in Natural Philosophy: An Iconic Physicist in Enlightenment Italy 303053961X, 9783030539610

Laura Bassi–The World's First Woman Professor in Natural Philosophy: An Iconic Physicist in Enlightenment Italy [1st ed.] 9783030539610, 9783030539627

This book provides a fascinating insight into the life and scientific work of Laura Bassi, the first female member of th

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First lessons about natural philosophy for children

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The Crisis-Woman: Body Politics and the Modern Woman in Fascist Italy 9781442621190

Using a rich assortment of scientific, medical, and popular literature, Natasha V. Chang’s The Crisis-Woman examines the

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D'Holbach's Coterie: An Enlightenment in Paris 9781400869909

Students of the Enlightenment have long assumed that the major movement towards atheism in the Ancien Régime was centere

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An Educated Woman In Prostitution 9788194628996

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Voluptuous Philosophy: Literary Materialism in the French Enlightenment 9780823293506

Eighteenth-century France witnessed the rise of matter itself—in forms ranging from atoms to anatomies—as a privileged o

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In Sardinia: An Unexpected Journey in Italy 1685890261, 9781685890261

"Mr. Biggers is an enthusiastic and erudite guide. Seeking out the past in local lore and in Sardinia’s long and ov

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Studies in Ancient Greek Philosophy: In Honor of Professor Anthony Preus 1032257113, 9781032257112

Spanning a wide range of texts, figures, and traditions from the ancient Mediterranean world, this volume gathers far-re

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Mechanism and Materialism: British Natural Philosophy in An Age of Reason 9781400871025

Robert Schofield explores the rational elements of British experimental natural philosophy in the 18th century by tracin

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Medicine, Natural Philosophy and Religion in Post-Reformation Scandinavia 101472439589139781472439581

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