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...
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... 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...
Willy Wonka songwriter Leslie Bricusse dies aged 90
Leslie Bricusse , The Man behind songs such as Candyman and Pure Imagination from The Hit film Willy Wonka , has died at the Age Of 90.
The News Who Said he was " one of The Giant songwriters of Our Time ".
Bricusse had a prolific career with songwriting credits including Talk to The Animals from Doctor Dolittle .
He also penned the lyrics to Bond song Goldfinger - Together with Anthony Newley - and You Only Live Twice.
Other collaborations with Newley included Feeling Good , made famous by Nina Simone .
Dame Joan said: " One of The Giant songwriters of Our Time , writer of Candyman, Goldfinger amongst so many other hits, and my great friend Leslie Bricusse has sadly died today.
" He and his beautiful Evie have been in My Life for over 50 Years . I will miss him terribly, as will his many friends. "
Born in Pinner, north west London, Bricusse and Newley enjoyed a fruitful partnership, writing 1961 musical Stop The World I Want to Get Off and the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory , based on Roald Dahl 's popular children's book.
He also wrote many other musicals including Scrooge, Hook (with John Williams ) and Goodbye Mr Chips.
Bricusse won two Oscars for his work. Talk to The Animals won best original song in 1968, while Victor/Victoria - which he wrote with Henry Mancini - won best original song score or adaptation in 1983.
He won a Grammy in 1963, which he shared with Newley, for The Song What Kind of Fool Am I? from Stop The World I Want to Get Off.
how he felt about winning his Academy Awards , He Said : " The Oscars are brilliant. If the whole world was run by The Oscar committee it would be a much better place.
" I have nothing but admiration for them. I'm playing Par - I'm 10 nominations and two wins. So if you reckon you win one in five, I'm on Par , " He Said .
Also in 2015, he staged Pure Imagination - The Songs of Leslie Bricusse , a musical revue reflecting on a back catalogue of More Than 1,000 songs.
The composer and lyricist was said to be adamant his that his musical theatre scores should be sung traditionally, rather than jazzed up to suit a particular producer's whims.
Bricusse described himself in his book Pure Imagination : A Sorta-biography as " one of the luckiest people I know, second only perhaps to Ringo Starr".
" It's not really An Autobiography . It's about incidents rather than my entire life, and it's about Other People as much as me. I just put down the things I remembered! "
Bricusse stated at the outset of one of his early chapters that he will be dropping names " like fragrant rose petals".
The Book was interspersed with anecdotes and quotes from some of his famous friends, including Dame Julie Andrews , Sir Elton John and Sir Michael Caine .
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Source of news: bbc.com
