Blaise Pascal

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Author: Francois MauriacPublisher: RupaYear: 2002Language: EnglishPages: 156ISBN/UPC (if available): 8171678815 DescriptionThe Living thoughts Series presents the works of some of the greatest minds the world has ever witnessed. Thinkers, philosophers and other intellectuals are all profiled along with their major works.Eminent French scientist and philosopher Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) exhibited traits of his scientific and mathematical genius from a very young age. He laid the foundation for the modem theory of probabilities, formulated a law of pressure and propagated a religious doctrine that taught the experience of god through the heart rather than through reason.ContentsPascal Fragment of a Treatise on VacuumPrayerThe Art of PersuasionSome Letters to Mademoiselle De Roannez ThoughtsProvincial letters Thoughts on Death Show more