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Writings On History: The scientific writings on history range from short essays on methodology to a survey of color theory since antiquity, a study that relates intellectual history to the history of science instead of to that of philosophy, as had been customary. His scientific writings on history document extensive knowledge of and active work in physics, geology (mineralogy, paleontology, seismology, and glaciology), meteorology, zoology (comparative anatomy, entomology and osteology), and botany (plant physiology, and morphology)—all reflecting Goethe's lofty vision of a totally integrated natural order of being. For discussions of individual works, see Index entry Goethe.
In 1855 J. H. Newman, then rector of the Catholic University at Dublin, called him to the chair of geograph and modern history and later the department of English literature was assigned him. His original works comprise lectures On Subjects of Ancient and Modern History (1859) ; On Subjects of Modern History and Biography (1864) ; On the Life, writings on history and Times of Edmund Burke (1869), together with poetry and translations.
Goldsmith's historical writings on history include the 2-volume History of England in a Series of Letters from a Nobleman to His Son (1764), the 4-volume History of England (1771), a 2-volume history of Rome (1769), and a 2-volume work on Greece (1774). None of these were products of original research; Goldsmith merely read through the authoritative histories in print and digested them in his own more readable style. |
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