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UNISA996397311503316 |
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Stoughton John <1593-1639.> |
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A forme of wholsome words, or, An introduction to the body of divinity [[electronic resource] ] : in three sermons on 2 Timothy, I.13 / / preached by John Stoughton . |
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London, : Printed by J.R. for J. Bellamy, H. Overton, A. Crook, J. Rothwell, R. Sergeir, I. Crook, D. Frere, and Ralph Smith, 1640 |
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BurgessAnthony <d. 1664.> |
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Sermons, English - 17th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Dedication and preface signed: A.B. |
Signatures: A4 2A4 a4 B-N4. |
Also issued as part of the author's XIII sermons (STC 23313). |
Identified as part of STC 23307a at reel 1293:8. |
Reproductions of originals in the Lambeth Palace Library (reel 1803) and Union Theological Seminary Library (New York, N.Y.) (reel 1293). |
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UNINA9910960609203321 |
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Metchnikoff Elie <1845-1916.> |
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The prolongation of life : optimistic studies / / Ilya Metchnikoff ; English translation edited by P. Chalmers Mitchell |
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New York, : Springer Pub., c2004 |
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1-281-80690-0 |
9786611806903 |
0-8261-1877-1 |
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[1st ed.] |
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1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Classics in longevity and aging series |
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MitchellP. Chalmers, Sir, <1864-1945.> (Peter Chalmers) |
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Aging |
Older people - Social conditions |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Originally published: New York : Putnam, 1908. |
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Contents; Foreword; Original Preface; Original Editor's Introduction; Introduction to the American Edition of 1910; Introduction to the Reprinted Edition, 1977; Part I: The Investigation of Old Age; Part II: Longevity in the Animal Kingdom; Part III: Investigations on Natural Death; Part IV: Should We Try to Prolong Human Life?; Part V: Psychical Rudiments in Man; Part VI: Some Points in the History of Social Animals; Part VII: Pessimism and Optimism; Part VIII: Goethe and Faust; Part IX: Science and Morality; Endnotes; Index |
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""Three chief evils that hang over us are disease, old age, and death. To study and control senescence, Metchnikoff proposed the establishment of a new scientific discipline he named 'gerontology.' In this classic text on the prolongation of life, Metchnikoff suggests that science should be encouraged and helped in every possible way in its task of removing the diseases and habits that now prevent human life from running its normal course, and his belief is that, were the task accomplished, the great cause of pessimism would disappear. Metchnikoff was able to proclaim himself an optimist, and |
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