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Protogaea

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz author Andre Wakefield translator Claudine Cohen translator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:The University of Chicago Press

Published:25th Apr '08

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Claudine Cohen and Andre Wakefield offer the first English translation of "Protogaea", a central text in natural philosophy and an ambitious account of terrestrial history. Written between 1691 and 1693, and first published long after Leibniz's death in 1749, "Protogaea" reemerges in this bilingual edition with an introduction that carefully situates the work within its historical context.

"Historically, this is a very influential book that has finally been brought out of obscurity for readers of English. Essential." - Choice "Protogaea gives us a much fuller picture of science and culture in the territories of the Holy Roman Empire at a crucial time in its history. Cohen and Wakefield are to be commended for their hard work in making it possible for the Protogaea to reach the audience it deserves." - H-Net Review"

ISBN: 9780226112961

Dimensions: 23mm x 15mm x 2mm

Weight: 425g

216 pages