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Dark brilliance : the Age of Reason : from Descartes to Peter the Great /

"During the 1600s--between the end of the Renaissance and the start of the Enlightenment--Europe lived through an era known as The Age of Reason. This was a revolutionary period that saw great advances in areas such as art, science, philosophy, political theory, and economics. However, all this...

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Main Author:	Strathern, Paul, 1940- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Pegasus Books, 2025
Edition:	First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Subjects:	Enlightenment. Europe > History > 1648-1789. Europe > Social conditions > 17th century. Europe > Social conditions > 18th century. Social conditions. Europe. Siècle des Lumières. Europe > Histoire > 1648-1789. Europe > Conditions sociales > 17e siècle. Europe > Conditions sociales > 18e siècle. Enlightenment (18th-century western movement) 1600-1799 History.

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