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Hall, Alfred Rupert was born on July 26, 1920 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs., England. Son of Alfred Dawson and Margaret Catherine (Ritchie) Hall.
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Henry More and the Scientific Revolution
(Henry More (1614-87) was the greatest English metaphysica...)
Henry More (1614-87) was the greatest English metaphysical theologian and the most perplexing; he was also perhaps the most distinguished member of the group of divines known as the Cambridge Platonists. An admirer of Galileo, Descartes and Boyle, he rejected their detailed applications of mechanical philosophy to the explanation of natural phenomena. He was an experimenter, yet also a cabalist, and one of the few writers whom Newton acknowledged as having influenced his ideas. First published in 1990, this thorough and accessible biography is the first book-length treatment of this remarkable character. Hall illuminates More's important contributions to science, particularly his work on space and time which influenced Newton, and gives fascinating insights into his spiritual philosophy and his preoccupation with witchcraft. The depth of Professor Hall's scholarship makes the book an exceptional account of the turbulent world of the Scientific Revolution.
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Alfred Rupert Rupert HALL
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Alfred Rupert Hall, British, American history educator, writer. Recipient Silver medal Royal Society Arts, 1974, Sarton medal (with Marie Boas Hall) History of Science Society, 1981. President British Society for History Science, London, 1966-1968, Academy International History Sciences, Paris, 1977-1981. Lieutenant Royal Signal Corps, 1940-1945. Fellow British Academy, Royal History Society.
Education
Bachelor, Cambridge (England) University, 1941. Master of Arts, Cambridge (England) University, 1944. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge (England) University, 1950.
Doctor of Letters, Cambridge (England) University, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Bologna, 1999.
Career
Fellow, Christ's College, Cambridge, 1949-1959; steward, Christ's College, Cambridge, 1955-1959; medical historian, University of California, Los Angeles, 1959-1960; professor philosophy, University of California, Los Angeles, 1960-1961; professor of history science, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1961-1963; professor of history science and technical, Imperial College, London, 1963-1980; retired, Imperial College, London, 1980. Curator Whipple Science Museum, Cambridge, 1948-1959. Lecturer Cambridge U., 1950-1959.
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Henry More and the Scientific Revolution
(Henry More (1614-87) was the greatest English metaphysica...)
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All Was Light: An Introduction to Newton's Opticks
(Opticks, Newton's most popular book, is a complex work of...)
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Physic and Philanthropy: A History of the Wellcome Trust 1936-1986
(The Wellcome Trust is a charitable institution supporting...)
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Henry More and the Scientific Revolution
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President British Society for History Science, London, 1966-1968, Academy International History Sciences, Paris, 1977-1981. Lieutenant Royal Signal Corps, 1940-1945. Fellow British Academy, Royal History Society.
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Married Annie Shore Hughes, December 13, 1941 (divorced June 1959). Children: Alison Jane, Anna Clarissa. Married Marie Boas, June 10, 1959.
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1941
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1949 - 1959
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1963 - 1980