The World, or the Treatise of light

A new 2023 translation directly from the original manuscripts into English of Descartes' famous work "The World, or the Treatise of the light". This edition contains a new introduction and afterword from the translator, as well as a timeline of Descartes' life and summaries of each of his works. Here, he explores the nature of light and its interaction with matter. It is significant because it helped to establish the idea of light as a wave and had a significant impact on the development of modern physics.

• | Author: René Descartes
• | Publisher: Newcomb Livraria Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 13, 2024
• | Number of Pages: 114 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 3989889850
• | ISBN-13: 9783989889859