Leibniz : an intellectual biography /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Antognazza, Maria Rosa, 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Youthful vocations (1646-1676)
  • The birth of a vision : background, childhood, and education (July 1646-February 1667)
  • The vision broadens : Nuremberg, Frankfurt, and Mainz (March 1667-March 1672)
  • Old wine in new bottles : Paris, London, and Holland (March 1672-December 1676)
  • Part II. Dreams and reality (1676-1716)
  • A universal genius as librarian, historian, and mining engineer : Hanover and Lower Saxony (December 1676-October 1687)
  • In the footsteps of the Guelfs : Southern Germany, Austria, and Italy (November 1687-June 1690)
  • Back under the Guelf dukes : Hanover and Wolfenbüttel (June 1690-February 1698)
  • Between brother and sister : Hanover and Berlin (February 1698-February 1705)
  • Light and shadows : Hanover, Berlin, Wolfenbüttel, Vienna (February 1705-September 1714)
  • Epilogue : last years in Hanover (September 1714-November 1716).