{"product_id":"protogaea-gottfried-wilhelm-leibniz-9780226113012","title":"Protogaea","description":"\u003ci\u003eProtogaea\u003c\/i\u003e, an ambitious account of terrestrial history, was central to the development of the earth sciences in the eighteenth century and provides key philosophical insights into the unity of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's thought and writings. In the book, Leibniz offers observations about the formation of the earth, the actions of fire and water, the genesis of rocks and minerals, the origins of salts and springs, the formation of fossils, and their identification as the remains of living organisms. \u003ci\u003eProtogaea\u003c\/i\u003e also includes a series of engraved plates depicting the remains of animals-in particular the famous reconstruction of a \"fossil unicorn\"-together with a cross section of the cave in which some fossil objects were discovered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Though the works of Leibniz have been widely translated, \u003ci\u003eProtogaea\u003c\/i\u003e has languished in its original Latin for centuries. Now Claudine Cohen and Andre Wakefield offer the first English translation of this central text in natural philosophy and natural history. Written between 1691 and 1693, and first published after Leibniz's death in 1749, \u003ci\u003eProtogaea\u003c\/i\u003e reemerges in this bilingual edition with an introduction that carefully situates the work within its historical context.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226113019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226113012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.70w x 0.50d","brand":"Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056652185855,"sku":"9780226113012","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dab3fe3c-290c-44c4-8576-77ffeafaf072.jpg?v=1685042511","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/protogaea-gottfried-wilhelm-leibniz-9780226113012","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}