Duels At Dawn

Author : Amir Alexander
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-15
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780674061743

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Duel at Dawn by Amir Alexander Pdf

In the fog of a Paris dawn in 1832, ƒvariste Galois, the 20-year-old founder of modern algebra, was shot and killed in a duel. That gunshot, suggests Amir Alexander, marked the end of one era in mathematics and the beginning of another. Arguing that not even the purest mathematics can be separated from its cultural background, Alexander shows how popular stories about mathematicians are really morality tales about their craft as it relates to the world. In the eighteenth century, Alexander says, mathematicians were idealized as child-like, eternally curious, and uniquely suited to reveal the hidden harmonies of the world. But in the nineteenth century, brilliant mathematicians like Galois became Romantic heroes like poets, artists, and musicians. The ideal mathematician was now an alienated loner, driven to despondency by an uncomprehending world. A field that had been focused on the natural world now sought to create its own reality. Higher mathematics became a world unto itselfÑpure and governed solely by the laws of reason. In this strikingly original book that takes us from Paris to St. Petersburg, Norway to Transylvania, Alexander introduces us to national heroes and outcasts, innocents, swindlers, and martyrsÐall uncommonly gifted creators of modern mathematics.

Author : Richard Hopton
Publisher : Piatkus Books
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000122969649

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Pistols at Dawn by Richard Hopton Pdf

Duelling is embedded in our collective consciousness, through numerous films and books. This book traces the history of the duel from its medieval antecedents in trial by combat and chivalric tournaments. Using numerous accounts of actual duels, it shows how the arcane rules of the duel evolved.

Author : John Norris
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780752496597

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Pistols at Dawn by John Norris Pdf

In modern society the thought that someone would organise a deadly competition with a rival, risking his life over a point of honour, is incomprehensible. That this form of resolution would become an accepted 'sport', with noble gentlemen even possessing sets of special duelling pistols, is insane. This fascinating history of the practice of duelling takes the reader into the intriguing world of pistols, 'fields of honour' and mortal combat, a world where complex rules governed a system of dispute which often ended in death. With tales of tragic loss, ridiculous quarrels and often hilarious combat, John Norris takes the reader on a journey of discovery through some of the most dramatic disputes of history.

Author : Barbara Holland
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781596918092

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Gentlemen's Blood by Barbara Holland Pdf

"Never, never, did I imagine that dueling could be so enthralling, outrageous, gruesome, tragic, and, yes, ridiculous...Lively humor and sparkling prose." -Wall Street Journal The medieval justice of trial by combat evolved into the private duel by sword and pistol, with thousands of honorable men-and not-so-honorable women-giving lives and limbs to wipe out an insult or prove a point. The duel was essential to private, public, and political life, and those who followed the elaborate codes of procedure were seldom prosecuted and rarely convicted-for, in fact, they were obeying a grand old tradition. Based on her fascinating 1997 Smithsonian article, Barbara Holland's Gentlemen's Blood is the first trade book to trace the remarkable, often gruesome, sometimes comical history of the Western tradition of defending one's honor.

Author : John Leigh
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780674504387

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Touché by John Leigh Pdf

Many of the West’s best writers fought in duels or wrote about them, seduced by glamour or risk or recklessness. A gift as a plot device, the duel also offered a way to discover how we face fears of humiliation, pain, and death. John Leigh’s literary history of the duel illuminates these and other tensions attending the birth of the modern world.

Author : Kevin Berry
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1981120289

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Duel at Dawn by Kevin Berry Pdf

It's 1626 in Paris, France. In the latest You Say Which Way you can choose to be a recruit in the King's Musketeers or the Cardinal's Guards. Now, with one of your friends, you're about to enter this new life, close at hand to the king or the cardinal. There's conspiracy, political intrigue, dueling and more. Will you risk going to the Courtyard of Miracles? What is the cardinal's secret? Is the king ill because he's being poisoned? Where's the best place to buy bandages for sword wounds? Will you make trouble, or will it find you? It's never far away. Oh ... and watch out for thieves, secrets and the compte de Bouteville!

Author : Joseph Hamilton
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780486147949

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The Duelling Handbook, 1829 by Joseph Hamilton Pdf

This 1829 manual offered advice on everything from withdrawal of challenges to weapons. Dramatic anecdotes recount duels arising from disagreements over religion, women, gambling, and other volatile subjects.

Author : Stephen Banks
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780747812616

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Duels and Duelling by Stephen Banks Pdf

A duel could result from any challenge to a gentleman's honour, from minor insult to major accusation. At a prearranged time, two men at odds would meet, armed either with swords or pistols, to engage in a formal and sometimes fatal exchange. Gentlemen considered it their prerogative to fight, despite the illegality of duelling, and figures as prominent as the Duke of Wellington and Georges Clemenceau defended their honour in this way. Why did participants flout the law, what codes were followed, what were the changing roles of the seconds, and what were the consequences for victims and victors? Stephen Banks answers these questions and examines the evolution from Norman trials-by-combat to the formalised duel, analysing the custom's decline in England by Victorian times and its final disppearance from Europe by the twentieth century.

Author : Eleanor R [From Old Catalog] Cox
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1359384189

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A Duel at Dawn .. by Eleanor R [From Old Catalog] Cox Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Eleanor R. Cox
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1374628433

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DUEL AT DAWN by Eleanor R. Cox Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Misha Handman,Jess Hartley,Jennifer Lawrence,Matthew McFarland,John Newman,P. Alexander Scokel
Publisher : White Wolf Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-10
Category : Changeling (Game)
ISBN : 1588463702

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Swords at Dawn by Misha Handman,Jess Hartley,Jennifer Lawrence,Matthew McFarland,John Newman,P. Alexander Scokel Pdf

Author : Robert C. Stern
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 535 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473849358

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Big Gun Battles by Robert C. Stern Pdf

This naval history of WWII explores the advancing technology and tactics of battleships through a fascinating survey of ship-to-ship duels. While many naval battles of the Second World War were decided by the torpedo or the aerial bomb, there was a surprising number of traditional ship-to-ship engagements involving the big guns of battleships and cruisers. Big Gun Battles recounts some of the most significant and technically fascinating of these gunfire duels in a narrative that combines lively storytelling with an in-depth understanding of the factors influencing victory or defeat. Covering all theatres of the naval war from 1939 until the Japanese surrender, the selected incidents demonstrate the changing face of surface warfare under the influence of rapidly improving fire-control systems, radar, and other technologies. By 1945, battleships achieved the pinnacle of gunnery excellence.

Author : Adam Bunch
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459738089

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The Toronto Book of the Dead by Adam Bunch Pdf

Exploring Toronto’s history through the stories of its most fascinating and shadowy deaths. If these streets could talk... With morbid tales of war and plague, duels and executions, suicides and séances, Toronto’s past is filled with stories whose endings were anything but peaceful. The Toronto Book of the Dead delves into these: from ancient First Nations burial mounds to the grisly murder of Toronto’s first lighthouse keeper; from the rise and fall of the city’s greatest Victorian baseball star to the final days of the world’s most notorious anarchist. Toronto has witnessed countless lives lived and lost as it grew from a muddy little frontier town into a booming metropolis of concrete and glass. The Toronto Book of the Dead tells the tale of the ever-changing city through the lives and deaths of those who made it their final resting place.

Author : Georgette Heyer
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781402256998

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Pistols for Two by Georgette Heyer Pdf

"Sparkling ... The stories run the gamut from cloak-and-dagger to whimsical-comedy." -Best Sellers "A delightful assortment." -Library Journal Intrigue,elegance,and glittering romance... In eleven charming short stories, the Queen of Regency romance presents an exquisite romp through affairs of honor and affairs of the heart. Featuring rakes and rascals, orphans and heirs, beauties and their beaus, the legendary Georgette Heyer's signature wit and inimitable style bring the Regency world dazzlingly alive. WHAT READERS ARE SAYING: "These stories have the real feel-good factorlike curling up with a mug of hot chocolate or a glass of wine on a cold winter's day. Bliss!" "Such fun...Each story works brilliantly on its own." "A wonderful book to dip into or read right through." GEORGETTE HEYER wrote over fifty novels, including Regency romances, mysteries, and historical fiction. She was known as the Queen of Regency romance, and was legendary for her research, historical accuracy, and her extraordinary plots and characterizations.

Author : John Leigh
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780674287006

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Touché by John Leigh Pdf

Many of the West’s best writers fought in duels or wrote about them, seduced by glamour or risk or recklessness. A gift as a plot device, the duel also offered a way to discover how we face fears of humiliation, pain, and death. John Leigh’s literary history of the duel illuminates these and other tensions attending the birth of the modern world.