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Natural Philosophy Modified: Pythagorean Elements in Wren's Protestant Architecture

Abstract

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<p>A study of the Pythagorean tradition as it evolved during the seventeenth century in England. Concentration on its inter-relationship with some forms of Protestant beliefs but especially in accounting for the cause and character of Sir Christopher Wren's change of vocation from a natural philosopher to a Pythagorean architect.</p>

Degree

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History
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1978

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Black, Peter Micheal
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  • Grinnell, G. J.

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opendissertations/5273
6295
2096565

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Black, Peter Micheal. Natural Philosophy Modified: Pythagorean Elements in Wren's Protestant Architecture. 1978. http://hdl.handle.net/11375/10219