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Lynn Thorndike (1882–1965)

Author of The History of Medieval Europe

32+ Works 629 Members 4 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the names: Lynn Thorndyke, Lynn Thorndike, Lynn Thorndike, Professor Lynn Thorndike

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History of Magic and Experimental Science

Works by Lynn Thorndike

The History of Medieval Europe (1917) 84 copies, 1 review

A history of magic and experimental science (set) (2023) 64 copies, 1 review

History of Magic and Experimental Science, Vol 1 (1964) 60 copies, 1 review

A History of Magic and Experimental Science, VolumeII (1943) 51 copies

History of Magic and Experimental Science, Vol 3 (1934) 45 copies

University Records and Life in the Middle Ages (1975) 39 copies

History of Magic and Experimental Science, Vol 4 (1934) 38 copies

A History of Magic and Experimental Science, Vol. 7: The Seventeenth Century, Part 1 (1958) 34 copies

The Place of Magic in the Intellectual History of Europe (1905) 32 copies, 1 review

History of Magic and Experimental Science, Vol 8 (1958) 32 copies

A History of Magic and Experimental Science, Volume V (1953) 31 copies

History of Magic and Experimental Science, Vol 6 (1953) 29 copies

A History of Magic and Experimental Science... 2 vols [I & II of VIII] (1923) 15 copies

The Sphere of Sacrobosco and its commentators (1949) 12 copies

Michael Scot (2005) 10 copies

A short history of civilization (1948) 9 copies

A History of Magic and Experimental Science - Volumes III and IV Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries (1947) 7 copies

Science and Thought in the Fifteenth Century (1929) 6 copies

Latin treatises on comets between 1238 and 1368 A. D (1950) 5 copies

A catalogue of incipits of mediaeval scientific writings in Latin (1963) 4 copies

Medieval Europe, its development & civilization (2010) 4 copies

A History of Magic and Experimental Science Volumes V and VI the Sixteenth Century 3 copies

History of Magic and Experimental Science, Volumes 1-6 of 8 2 copies

A History of Magic and Experimental Science - Volumes VII and VIII the Seventeenth Century 2 copies

A History of Magic and Experimental Science during the first thirteen centuries of our era. (vol. 3, 4. Fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.-vol. 5, 6. Sixteenth century.) [With a… 2 copies

Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies, vol IX, No.2 , "A Medieval Sauce-Book" 2 copies

Neoplatonism and Its Relations to Astrology and Theurgy (2005) 2 copies

Roger Bacon: His Life, Science and Attitude Toward Magic and Astrology (2005) 1 copy

History of Magic and Experimental Science Vol. 10 (1923) (2003) 1 copy

The History Of Medieval Europe (2019) 1 copy

William Of Auvergne (2005) 1 copy

The History of Magic and Experimental Science V9 (2010) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Scientific Enterprise in Antiquity and Middle Ages: Readings from Isis (1996) — Contributor — 14 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Thorndike, Lynn
Birthdate: 1882-07-24
Date of death: 1965-12-28
Gender: male
Education: Wesleyan University (BA|1902)
Columbia University (MA|1903|Ph.D|1905)
Occupations: professor (Medieval History)
historian
Organizations: Columbia University
Western Reserve University
Northwestern University
American Historical Association (president | 1955)
Awards and honors: George Sarton Medal (1957)
American Philosophical Society (1939)
Relationships: Thorndike, Ashley Horace (brother)
Thorndike, Edward Lee (brother)
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Places of residence: Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
New York, New York, USA
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Place of death: New York, New York, USA
Burial location: Riverside Cemetery, Newport, Penobscot County, Maine, USA
Associated Place (for map): USA

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danarcc 3 reviews

The History of Medieval Europe by Lynn Thorndike

originally published in 1917. This editon contains no footnotes or references of any kind. Does the original? In contrast to the views of historian Jacob Burkhardt.

justinx101 1 review

The Place of Magic in the Intellectual History of Europe (Classic Reprint) by Lynn Thorndike

This is a poor quality reproduction.

richardhobbs 486 reviews

A History of Magic and Experimental Science by Lynn Thorndike

Fascinating study

FundacionRosacruz 4,318 reviews

History of Magic and Experimental Science, Vol I by Lynn Thorndike

HISTORY OF MAGIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE. VOL I

May 11, 2018Spanish

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Works: 32
Also by: 1
Members: 629
Popularity: #40,057
Rating: ½ 4.4

Reviews: 4
ISBNs: 48
Languages: 3

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