Albertus Magnus and the World of Nature, Hardcover by Resnick, Irven M.; Kitc...

Description: Albertus Magnus and the World of Nature, Hardcover by Resnick, Irven M.; Kitchell, Kenneth F., Jr., ISBN 1789145139, ISBN-13 9781789145137, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US The first comprehensive English-language biography of Albert the Great in a century.   As well as being an important medieval theologian, Albertus Magnus (Albert the Great) also made significant contributions to the study of astronomy, geography, and natural philosophy, and his studies of the natural world led Pope Pius XII to declare Albert the patron saint of the natural sciences. Dante Alighieri acknowledged a substantial debt to Albert’s work, and in the Divine Comedy placed him equal with his celebrated student and brother Dominican, Thomas Aquinas.   In this book, the first full, scholarly biography in English for nearly a century, Irven M. Resnick and Kenneth F. Kitchell Jr. narrate Albert’s key contributions to natural philosophy and the history of science, while also revealing the insights into medieval life and customs that his writings provide.

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Book Title: Albertus Magnus and the World of Nature

Number of Pages: 224 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Reaktion Books, The Limited

Item Height: 1.1 in

Publication Year: 2022

Topic: Christianity / Denominations, General, Historical

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Religion, Biography & Autobiography

Item Weight: 22.1 Oz

Author: Irven M. Resnick, Kenneth F. Kitchell Jr.

Item Length: 8.5 in

Item Width: 5.5 in

Book Series: Medieval Lives Ser.

Format: Hardcover