The Book of My Life by Cardano, Girolamo

New York Review of Books, Incorporated, The. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

NYRB Classics, October 2002. Paperback. Used - Very Good.

Paperback. Very Good.

The New York Review Books Incorporated , pp. xx + 291 . Papeback. New.

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; A bright star of the Italian Renaissance, Girolamo Cardano was an internationally-sought-after astrologer, physician, and natural philosopher, a creator of modern algebra, and the inventor of the universal joint. Condemned by the Inquis

Paperback / softback. New.

NYRB Classics, 2002 8vo (20 cm), XX, 291 pp. Laminated wrappers (wrappers slightly rubbed at extremities, blind collector's stamp on the title page). "A bright star of the Italian Renaissance, Girolamo Cardano was an internationally-sought-after astrologer, physician, and natural philosopher, a creator of modern algebra, and the inventor of the universal joint. Condemned by the Inquisition to house arrest in his old age, Cardano wrote The Book of My Life, an unvarnished and often outrageous account of his character and conduct. Whether discussing his sex life or his diet, the plots of academic rivals or meetings with supernatural beings, or his deep sorrow when his beloved son was executed for murder, Cardano displays the same unbounded curiosity that made him a scientific pioneer. At once picaresque adventure and campus comedy, curriculum vitae, and last will, The Book of My Life is an extraordinary Renaissance self-portrait--book to set beside Montaigne's Essays and Benvenuto… Read More

New York Review of Books, 2002. Paperback. New. 304 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.75 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York Review of Books, 2002. Paperback. New. 304 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.75 inches.