Occult Powers and Hypotheses. Cartesian Natural Philosophy under Louis XIV.
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. x + 266pp. Blue cloth with gilt title etc to spine, bibio & index. .".. an analysis of the concept of science developed by French disciples of Descartes in the period 1660 - 1700. A serious academic study. Light rubbing to edges..... More