Seventeenth-century materialism: Gassendi and Hobbes — T.Sorell In the English speaking world Pierre Gassendi is probably best known as the author of a set of Objections to Descartes’s Meditations. These Objections, the fifth of seven sets collected by Mersenne, are relatively long and full, and… … History of philosophy
17th parallel north — The 17th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 17 degrees north of the Earth s equatorial plane.The parallel is particularly significant in the history of Vietnam (see below). Geography Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading… … Wikipedia
Quang Binh Province — For the district in Ha Giang Province, see Quang Binh (district).Infobox province of Vietnam Name = Quảng Bình Meaning = Serenity Council Chair = Lương Ngọc Bính Committee Chair = Phan Lâm Phương Capital = Đồng Hới Region = North Central Coast… … Wikipedia
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
Trịnh–Nguyễn War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Trịnh Nguyễn War partof=War in Vietnam caption= date=1627 1672 place=Vietnam result= combatant1=Đàng Trong combatant2=Đàng Ngoài commander1=Nguyễn Lords commander2=Lê Dynasty Trịnh Lords strength1= 1.000.000… … Wikipedia
Vietnam War — a conflict, starting in 1954 and ending in 1975, between South Vietnam (later aided by the U.S., South Korea, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand, and New Zealand) and the Vietcong and North Vietnam. [1960 65] * * * (1955–75) Protracted effort… … Universalium
Dong Hoi — Thành phố Đồng Hới Quang Binh Old Citadel Gate in Dong Hoi Nickname(s): City of roses … Wikipedia
Vinh Linh — ( vi. Vĩnh Linh) is a district ( huyện ) of Quang Tri Province in the North Central Coastal region of Vietnam. The district area is 620 km², population 91,000. The district is subdivised into 2 towships ( thị trấn Bến Quan and Hồ Xá (district… … Wikipedia
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
Descartes: methodology — Stephen Gaukroger INTRODUCTION The seventeenth century is often referred to as the century of the Scientific Revolution, a time of fundamental scientific change in which traditional theories were either replaced by new ones or radically… … History of philosophy
