Blaise Pascal

Mathematician, Physicist and Thinker about God

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Gebonden, blz. | Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK | e druk, 1994
ISBN13: 9780333550366
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Palgrave Macmillan UK e druk, 1994 9780333550366
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This chronological survey explores Pascal's (162362) achievement as mathematician, physicist and religious thinker; it also has a chapter on his life. His work on conic sections, the probability calculus, number theory, cycloid curves and hydrostatics is considered in detail. Analyses of the Provincial Letters and the Thoughts bring out the many distinctive features, thematicnn and technical, of each text. Pascal's lesser known works are also studied. There is a chapter on the Wager argument. A wide-ranging bibliography completes the book.

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ISBN13:9780333550366
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Illustrations - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Foundations - Jansenism - A 'God-Intoxicated Man' - The Provincial Letters - The Christian Life - Human Nature - The Wager - The Scriptures - Pascal, 'Devout Geometrician' - Conclusion - Select Bibliography - Index

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