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1888SS11210Lyon:: Vitte & Perrussel 1888. 1888. 8vo. xiii 1 392 pp. Half title title printed in red & black; paper evenly toned. Quarter pebbled green morocco over marbled paper-backed boards 5 raised bands to gilt-stamped spine marbled free endleaves and pastedowns. Discrete ownership stamp of "FICHE". Fine. This is a detailed biography of Ozanam by one who admired his achievements detailing his scientific and scholarly interests work as a writer his works as a teacher professor 'a friend of youth' the Conferences of Notre-Dame and 'Les Cercles Catholiques' the Societe de Saint-Vincent de Paul as popularizer and as a Christian. Ozanam 1813-1853 was a French scholar who was "the leading historical and literary critic in the neo-Catholic movement in France during the first half of the 19th century." He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1997 and is consequently referred to as Blessed Frederick by Catholics Wikip. Ozanam died at just 40 years of age due to 'consumption'. Huit wrote on the life and history of Plato the history of metaphysics Pierre-Simon Ballanche 1776-1847 etc. Vitte & Perrussel, 1888. hardcover books
181440356London: Longman et al. 1814. Complete English Edition. 8vo pp. ii xxvi 380; ii xvi 390; ii xii 424; ii xii 440. Bound in contemporary 3/4 calf gilt spine gilt in compartments with morocco labels bit rubbed generally a fresh attractive set. Hall Old Conjuring Books 165-166. A French mathematician born at Bouligneux Ain 1640 Ozanam died in Paris in 1717. He came of a rich family which had converted from Judiasm to Catholicism.Though he began the study of theology to please his father he was more strongly attracted to mathematics which he mastered without the aid of a teacher. His mathematical publications were numerous and well received. Recreations translated later into English and well known today was published in 1694. He was elected member of the Academy of Sciences in 1701. See The Catholic Encyclopaedia. Includes sections on arithmetic mechanics optics acoustics astronomy navigation pyrotechnics magnetism etc. Longman et al. unknown books