{"product_id":"albertus-magnus-and-the-world-of-nature-hardcover","title":"Albertus Magnus and the World of Nature - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIrven M. Resnick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKenneth F. Kitchell Jr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first comprehensive English-language biography of Albert the Great in a century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As well as being an important medieval theologian, Albertus Magnus (Albert the Great) also made significant contributions to the study of astronomy, geography, and natural philosophy, and his studies of the natural world led Pope Pius XII to declare Albert the patron saint of the natural sciences. Dante Alighieri acknowledged a substantial debt to Albert's work, and in the \u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e placed him equal with his celebrated student and brother Dominican, Thomas Aquinas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this book, the first full, scholarly biography in English for nearly a century, Irven M. Resnick and Kenneth F. Kitchell Jr. narrate Albert's key contributions to natural philosophy and the history of science, while also revealing the insights into medieval life and customs that his writings provide.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrven M. Resnick\u003c\/b\u003e is professor and chair of excellence in philosophy and religion at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. \u003cb\u003eKenneth F. Kitchell Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of classics at Louisiana State University and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.6 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766734717216,"sku":"9781789145137","price":28.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f25d70f3b6010777fcef61692dfa2377.webp?v=1780297837","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/albertus-magnus-and-the-world-of-nature-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}