Voltaire - Œuvres complètes de Voltaire: Physique - 1821

Exciting illustrated edition of this work which is part of the collection of writings through which Voltaire contributed to the diffusion of scientific knowledge and the Enlightenment spirit of critical thinking - Although primarily known as a philosopher, writer, playwright and polemicist, Voltaire was also interested in the natural sciences, which he considers an essential means of fighting prejudice, of challenging traditional explanations and of promoting a rational understanding of the world - His interest in physics develops notably through contact with the scientific discoveries of the 17th and 18th centuries, particularly those of Isaac Newton, whose works on gravitation, mechanics and optics profoundly overturn the conceptions inherited from ancient natural philosophy - Voltaire - Œuvres complètes de Voltaire: Physique - 1821 - Tome XXIV - Mme V.-H. Perronneau & Cérioux aîné - 485 Pages. Good binding condition, work in its demi veau marron d'origine, plats marbrés, frottements d'usage, quelques défauts mineurs sur plats et dos, accroc sur mors avant, coiffes et coins usés, tranches marbrées, dos lisse orné, titrage, nom de l'auteur et tomaison dorés - Good interior condition, browning, work enriched with engraved fold-out plates, guard sheets in decent condition, a pleasing copy - Service de livraison assuré sous quelques jours -

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