Goethe as a Scientist (Hardcover)

1906. Translated by Heinz Norden. This book is based on a course that Magnus delivered at Heidelberg University. The German poet, dramatist, novelist, translator, scientist and musician, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a master of world literature, the author of The Sorrows of Young Werther, Wilhelm Meister and Faust. Magnus also classifies him as one of the most eminent scientists at the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Contents: Goethe's Life; Goethe's Work in Botany (First Part); Goethe's Work in Botany (Second Part); Goethe's Work in Osteology and Comparative Anatomy (First Part); Goethe's Work in Osteology and Comparative Anatomy (Second Part); The Theory of Color (First Part: Physiological Optics); The Theory of Color (Second Part: Physical Optics); Mineralogy, Geology, Meteorology; and Goethe as a Man of Science.

General

Imprint:	Kessinger Publishing Co
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2007
First published:	July 2007
Authors:	Rudolf Magnus
Foreword by:	Gunther Schmid
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-0-548-03675-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Science, technology & engineering Books > Biography > Science, technology & engineering
LSN:	0-548-03675-6
Barcode:	9780548036754

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!