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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 053

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Descartes' Proof of God (1700-1701)

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 053

Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include History--Jocelyn de Brakelond's 13th century chronicle of the Bury St. Edmund monastery, Lorenzo de Medici's Florence, the voyage of the Mayflower, and Mark Twain's essay Stirring Times in Austria; Philosophy--Kierkegaard and Leibniz; Speeches, Sermons, and Diary Entries from Abraham Lincoln, Robert Ingersoll, and Queen Victoria; Literature--a tribute to George Meredith and a critique of Mencken's The American Language; and Nature and the Natural World--George Mallory outlining the route to the summit of Mt. Everest, Newton's proof of the elliptical orbits of planets, native bees, pear tree blight, fruit soups, and a description of a grain of wheat.Panegyric on Abraham was translated by Lee M. Hollander. (Summary by Sue Anderson)

Listen next episodes of Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 053:
A Letter on Pear Tree Blight , A Thanksgiving Sermon, Part 1 , A Thanksgiving Sermon, Part 2 , Fruit Soups , Lorenzo de'Medici Rules in Florence Zenith of Florentine Glory (A.D. 1469) , Mount Everest, The Route to the Summit , Native Bees , Neither Dorking Nor the Abbey: A Tribute to George Meredith , On the Theme of Substance: Description of a Grain of Wheat , Panegyric on Abraham , Proclamation for a Day of Thanksgiving. October 3, 1863 , Stirring Times in Austria, Part 1 , Stirring Times in Austria, Part 2 , The Shrine of St. Edmund , The Training of a Sovereign, Extract on the Theme of "Love" , The Voyage of the Mayflower