The World
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| Originally published | 1664 |
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| Authors | René Descartes |
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| ID | 2316121 |
About The World
The World, also called Treatise on the Light, is a book by René Descartes. Written between 1629 and 1633, it contains a nearly complete version of his philosophy, from method, to metaphysics, to physics and biology. Descartes espoused mechanical philosophy, a form of natural philosophy popular in the 17th century.
Sir David Attenborough polar ship has monster iceberg encounter
...At a glanceScience correspondent1 hour agoThe UK s polar ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough, has come face to face with The World s biggest iceberg...
Booking. com users angry at firm's response to hacks
... The company, which is one of the biggest hotel and holiday websites in The World, has not itself been hacked...
Glenys Kinnock: The political spouse who became a force in her own right
... Glenys Kinnock had a wide field of interests, but was especially well-known for her work to alleviate poverty and starvation in Africa and other parts of The World...
How weather apps are trying to be more accurate
...By Suzanne BearneTechnology reporterTravelling The World by bicycle for two years might be too physically challenging for most of us, but Zoe Ashbridge has found a way to make the pedalling a little bit easier...
Beyoncé: Meet the designer who made her sparkle on tour
... " While he s worked for some of The World s biggest artists, he doesn t see them as stars and celebrities...
Hong Kong: Protest leader Agnes Chow jumps bail
... In 2020, she was featured on the, which names 100 influential and inspirational women around The World every year and tells their stories...
Ukraine war: Russia accused of killing unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war
... In a separate statement on Sunday, Ukraine s military urged The World community to " condemn Russia s actions and bring to justice the military leadership of the aggressor country"...
TikTok influencer Aydan Al-Saad wants to break wage taboos
... HR consultant Aydan travels The World asking people their pay, and says being more open can help with equal pay and motivates people to ask for a raise...
Bernard Haitink: Celebrated classical conductor dies at 92
Renowned Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink has died at his home in London aged 92.
He led The World 's top orchestras in London, Amsterdam, Chicago and Dresden, in a career spanning 65 years.
Born in Amsterdam in 1929, Haitink won many awards and was a major figure in the UK's Classical Music scene.
Even in his final months at The Podium his performances with the London Symphony Orchestra were described as " ravishing".
Haitink made over 450 recordings and saw his job as to embrace The Orchestra without suffocating them.
late on Thursday night, saying that one of The Most celebrated conductors of his generation had died peacefully at his home.
It was in the Netherlands where Bernard Haitink forged his reputation as a conductor, starting his musical career as a violinist after spending much of his childhood under Nazi occupation.
His Big Break came with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic and within Six Years he was asked to take charge of The Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam. For 27 years he was chief conductor, famed for his performances of Mahler and Bruckner.
" When he takes up the baton it's as though the electricity is Switched On , " his wife Patricia once said. " When it's over he's confronted with himself again. "
Haitink performed with almost all of The World 's big orchestras, notably in the UK with the London Philharmonic, Royal Opera and Glyndebourne Festival Opera.
His first Prom at The Royal Albert Hall was Bruckner's 65-minute Seventh Symphony in 1966, and 53 years later he performed the same symphony there for The Last time.
Haitink was well known in the US for his time at the Chicago and Boston Symphony orchestras and in Germany for leading the Staatskapelle in Dresden and the Berlin Philharmonic .
Source of news: bbc.com
