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050 00 $aQ143.P17$bA33 1995
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100 1 $aAdamson, Donald.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81071917
245 10 $aBlaise Pascal :$bmathematician, physicist, and thinker about God /$cDonald Adamson.
260 $aNew York :$bSt. Martin's,$c1995.
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300 $axi, 297 pages ;$c23 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 257-275) and index.
520 $aPascal has long been regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile of the world's thinkers. This chronological and carefully annotated survey explores the full range of his intellectual achievements. It also includes a chapter on his life.
520 8 $aRenowned as mathematician, physicist, scourge of Jesuit moral theology, and staunch, though perceptive, champion of Christianity, Pascal devoted himself in full measure to science and religion. His work on conic sections, the probability calculus, number theory, cycloid curves and hydrostatics is considered in detail. So, too, is his notorious prize competition on the cycloid and its aftermath.
520 8 $aThe author's analysis of the Provincial Letters and the unfinished Thoughts emphasises their many distinctive features, both thematic and technical. He discusses Pascal's lesser known works, all of them pertaining to theology or the philosophy of religion. Blaise Pascal contains a chapter on the famous wager argument and a wide-ranging bibliography.
600 10 $aPascal, Blaise,$d1623-1662.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79084279
650 0 $aScience$xHistory.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85118570
650 0 $aPhilosophy$xHistory.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85100850
650 0 $aScientists$zFrance$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008111331
650 0 $aPhilosophers$zFrance$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008109206
852 00 $bglx$hQ143.P17$iA33 1995