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| Principia Mathematica |
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Written by Issac Newton.
The Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica was published in three volumes on July 5, 1687.It describes Newton’s and Kepler’s laws and is thought to have led the foundation of modern physics, mathematics and classical mechanics. |
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| The Interpretation of Dreams |
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Written by Sigmund Freud
Many of the theories led down by Freud have been disqualified by today’s specialists, yet some theories led down by Frued still has intense effect on man’s thoughts. Freud had established ideas of Ego and the function of the unconscious mind. He had stated that the unconscious mind remembers much of the things that the conscious mind has forgotten. |
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| The Histories |
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Written by Herodotus
This book provides us with knowledge about the Greco-Persian wars of the 5th century BC. The Histories is considered as the beginning of the study of history in Western literature. |
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| The Republic |
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Written by Plato
The Republic has influenced the idealism of Islam and Christianity by establishing the perfectness of the immortal world over the imperfectness of the mortal world. Apart from being the best literary work of Plato, this book is among the most famous books of political theory and philosophy. |
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| The Canterbury Tales |
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Written by Geoffrey Chaucer
Published in the 14th century, The Canterbury Tales was the first work in vernacular English. Eliminating the regular of Latin or French, the book solidified the platform for beginning studies in the field of English literature. |
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| Geographia |
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Written by Ptolemy
This is the most notable work of Ptolemy and provides a vivid account of geography during the 2nd Century AD. Based on Ptolemy’s collection of geographical knowledge from Roman and Persian gazetteers and from Marinos of Tyre, the book laid the foundations of geography and gave theories that were good for the next one and a half century. |
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