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Pierre Gassendi (January 22, 1592 – October 24, 1655) was a French philosopher, scientist and mathematician, best known for attempting to reconcile Epicurean atomism with Christianity. The Moon's Gassendi crater is named after him.
Biography
He was born of poor parents at Champtercier, near Digne, in the Provence. At a very early age he showed remarkable mental powers and attended the college at Digne. He showed particular aptitude for languages and mathematics, and the college allegedly invited him to lecture on rhetoric at the age of sixteen. Soon afterwards he entered the University of Aix-en-Provence, to study philosophy under P Fesaye. In 1612 the college of Digne called him to lecture on theology. Four years later he received the degree of doctor of theology at Avignon, and in 1617 he took holy orders. In the same year he answered a call to the chair of philosophy at Aix-en-Provence University, and seems gradually to have withdrawn from theology.
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Pierre Gassendi and the Birth of Early Modern Philosophy http://goo.gl/fb/7kHP
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Pierre Gassendi and the Birth of Early Modern Philosophy http://goo.gl/fb/7kHP
RT @Elec_Universe: In 1621, Pierre Gassendi called the shimmering curtains of light seen in the Arctic the Aurora Borealis after Aur (co ...
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RT @Elec_Universe: In 1621, Pierre Gassendi called the shimmering curtains of light seen in the Arctic the Aurora Borealis after Aur (co ...
In 1621, Pierre Gassendi called the shimmering curtains of light seen in the Arctic the Aurora Borealis after Aur (cont) http://tl.gd/1abl2
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In 1621, Pierre Gassendi called the shimmering curtains of light seen in the Arctic the Aurora Borealis after Aur (cont) http://tl.gd/1abl2
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Great Voyages: Gassendi - Sketch of his thought, biographical timeline, and portrait.
Pierre Gassendi - Short biography with bibliography and links, from the MacTutor History of Mathematics.
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Pierre Gassendi - Article by J.G. Hagen, from the Catholic Encyclopedia. Covers Gassendi's life and work in some detail.
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