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100 1 _aWeaver, Lawrence,
_d1876-1930
245 1 0 _aSir Christopher Wren
246 1 _aSir Christopher Wren : Scientist, scholar & architect
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-03-23
508 _aDavid E. Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Sir Christopher Wren: Scientist, Scholar and Architect" by Lawrence Weaver is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life and contributions of Sir Christopher Wren, renowned for his achievements in architecture, science, and mathematics. Weaver aims to present impressions of Wren's multifaceted life rather than a comprehensive biography, capturing the essence of a man who significantly shaped England's architectural landscape. The opening of the book introduces Wren's background, highlighting his birth into a well-regarded family and detailing his early education. It emphasizes his precociousness and diverse talents, particularly in mathematics and invention, noting that Wren developed significant ideas from a young age. Furthermore, the author discusses the importance of Wren's father as a guiding influence during his vulnerable childhood and sets the stage for Wren's eventual ascent as one of England's most important figures in both science and architecture. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Offices of "Country Life", Ltd., 1923
653 _aWren, Christopher, Sir, 1632-1723
653 _aArchitects -- England -- Biography
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/b29930911/page/n7/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70352
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