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The World - Treatise On Light

Traité du monde et de la lumière by René Descartes (1596–1650) was written between 1629 and 1633.
Our Sensations and the Things That Produce Them
Chapter 1
Our Sensations and the Things That Produce Them →
The Nature of Heat and Light
Chapter 2
The Nature of Heat and Light →
Hardness and Liquidity
Chapter 3
Hardness and Liquidity →
The Void--Why are we not Aware of Certain Bodies?
Chapter 4
The Void--Why are we not Aware of Certain Bodies? →
The Aethereal Elements and Their Qualities
Chapter 5
The Aethereal Elements and Their Qualities →
The Aethereal Universe
Chapter 6
The Aethereal Universe →
The Three Rules of Nature of the Aethereal Universe
Chapter 7
The Three Rules of Nature of the Aethereal Universe →
Rule 3: Angular Momentum
Chapter 7b
Rule 3: Angular Momentum →
The Creation of the Universe
Chapter 8
The Creation of the Universe →
The Birth of Electromagnetism from Spacetime
Chapter 8b
The Birth of Electromagnetism from Spacetime →
The Origin of Matter and the Stars
Chapter 9
The Origin of Matter and the Stars →
The Origin of the Planets and Comets
Chapter 9b
The Origin of the Planets and Comets →