{"product_id":"albertus-magnus-and-the-world-of-nature-9781789145137","title":"Albertus Magnus and the World of Nature","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first comprehensive English-language biography of Albert the Great in a century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As well as being an important medieval theologian, Albertus Magnus (Albert the Great) also made significant contributions to the study of astronomy, geography, and natural philosophy, and his studies of the natural world led Pope Pius XII to declare Albert the patron saint of the natural sciences. Dante Alighieri acknowledged a substantial debt to Albert's work, and in the \u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e placed him equal with his celebrated student and brother Dominican, Thomas Aquinas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this book, the first full, scholarly biography in English for nearly a century, Irven M. Resnick and Kenneth F. Kitchell Jr. narrate Albert's key contributions to natural philosophy and the history of science, while also revealing the insights into medieval life and customs that his writings provide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789145137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224","brand":"Irven M. Resnick, Kenneth F. Kitchell Jr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42342693077173,"sku":"9781789145137","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_327983e6-b8bc-4262-9699-28261fb3de5a.jpg?v=1661262756","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/albertus-magnus-and-the-world-of-nature-9781789145137","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}