Benjamin Franklin, Swimmer

Benjamin Franklin, Swimmer
Author: Sarah B. Pomeroy
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021
Genre: Swimmers
ISBN: 9781606181065

"This is the first book that focuses on Benjamin Franklin as a swimmer. Franklin thought swimming a valuable activity and swam whenever he could wherever he was. We can see Franklin's personality emerge through the lens of swimming, which offered him entrée into London society as a young man. The book includes excerpts from the journal of Benjamin Franklin Bache, Franklin's grandson"--

The Art of Revolutions

The Art of Revolutions
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781606180952

The American Philosophical Society exhibition, Curious Revolutionaries: The Peales of Philadelphia (April-December 2017), curated by Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellows Drs. Diana Marsh and Amy Ellison, offered visitors a look at the lives, accomplishments, and legacies of Charles Willson Peale and his talented family. Expanding on the exhibition, "The Art of Revolutions" conference, cosponsored by the American Philosophical Society, the Museum of the American Revolution, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, explored the role of imagery in influencing and giving meaning to the political revolutions that defined the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The conference was held October 26-28, 2017, at the American Philosophical Society. Included here is a selection of the talks presented at the conference, revised and updated. The volume also contains an introduction by Cathy Kelley and a compelling preface by Patrick Spero, Librarian and Director of the APS Library.

Astral Magic in Babylonia

Astral Magic in Babylonia
Author: Erica Reiner
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
Total Pages: 182
Release: 1995
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780871698544

Erica Reiner offers a connection between Near Eastern material and their echoes in the West. a foundation for comparisons between the oriental cultures and gtheir echoes in the West. To provide a foundation for comparisons the Near Eastern material needs to be resented in reliable form. Reiner's sources are culled from such scientific texts as medicine, divination, and rituals, which are not usually included in anthologies of Mesopotamian texts and rarely available in translation..

The Ruling Power

The Ruling Power
Author: James H. Oliver
Publisher:
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2013-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781494018962

This is a new release of the original 1953 edition.

Optical Magic in the Late Renaissance

Optical Magic in the Late Renaissance
Author: Mark Smith
Publisher:
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Release: 2018
Genre: Light
ISBN: 9781606180761

"This volume includes the original Latin text of Della Porta's "De Refractione" with English translation. Della Porta's volume explored optics at the time of the late Renaissance."--

Late Ancient and Medieval Population

Late Ancient and Medieval Population
Author: Josiah Cox 1900- Russell
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2021-09-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781013979835

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

John Milton's Roman Sojourns, 1638-1639

John Milton's Roman Sojourns, 1638-1639
Author: Estelle Haan
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Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9781606180945

"This study examines the impact of Rome and its vibrant culture upon Milton in the course of two two-monthly sojourns in the city in 1638-1639. Focusing on his neo-Latin writings pertaining to that period ("Ad Salsillum," the three Latin epigrams in praise of the soprano Leonora Baroni, and Epistola Familiaris 9, addressed to Lucas Holstenius), it presents new evidence of the academic, literary, and musical contexts surrounding Milton's pro-active integration into seicento Rome. Highlighting Milton's self-fashioning as one who was hospitably embraced by Catholic Rome, it traces his networking with distinguished Italian humanists (upon whom he left no slight an impression)"--