The Letters of Abelard and Heloise

The Letters of Abelard and HeloiseAbelard, a prominent twelfth century theologian, is hired to tutor Heloise, a brilliant pupil who becomes his lover and the mother of his child. Although the two are secretly married, a misunderstanding leads to Abelard's castration by Heloise's uncle, followed by the lovers' permanent separation. Abelard retreats to a monastery and Heloise to a nunnery and their subsequent correspondence captured the romantic imaginations of generations of readers.

ranging from microscopic diatoms to sea otters and dolphins

this book concentrates on how the position and movement of muscles and bones affect the surface forms of live models

art teacher

Reprint of the David & Charles Ltd

only a year after the discovery

three contributions to his son Robert's A Musicall Banquet

artist's life

books on ballads

A few selected topics allow students to acquire a feeling for the types of results and the methods of proof in mathematics

Sea Pieces

electromagnetics

The first five sections form an informal introduction that develops students' physical and mathematical intuition