Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2010-02-21 Public domain in the USA. 345 Draper, John William 1811 1882 Draper, J. W. (John William) History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition E-text prepared by the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I" by John William Draper is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work analyzes the evolution of European thought and civilization, arguing that it is governed by natural laws parallel to the laws of physics and physiology. Draper sets out to establish a framework for understanding the progression of ideas and societies throughout history, particularly focusing on the interplay of physical conditions and human advancement. The opening of the text presents Draper's ambitious intent to explore how the intellectual and social growth of Europe is influenced by immutable natural laws. He introduces the concept that individual human development mirrors societal evolution, underscoring the necessity of understanding these connections to grasp historical progress. Draper also highlights the challenges in addressing the vast amount of historical data needed for such analysis, emphasizing that societies, much like individuals, go through stages of life that reflect their intellectual and cultural maturity. As the text unfolds, he aims to investigate these themes through a systematic examination of historical epochs, starting with antiquity and moving towards modern times. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/31345/31345-h/images/title-200.png Reading ease score: 47.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Europe -- Civilization CB Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Category: History - European 1110853 2025-06-13T04:06:05.006012 text/html 1121842 2010-10-09T16:26:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 417068 2010-10-09T16:27:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 534349 2025-06-13T04:06:20.947925 application/epub+zip 556793 2025-06-13T04:06:09.944942 application/epub+zip 527894 2025-06-13T04:06:07.961955 application/epub+zip 991330 2025-06-13T04:06:29.164882 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 940134 2025-06-13T04:06:19.472934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 726435 2022-09-14T11:25:09.703753 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1045452 2025-06-13T04:06:03.639002 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1045129 2010-10-09T15:41:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 386837 2010-10-09T16:30:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1045265 2010-10-09T15:41:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 386736 2010-10-09T16:30:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20443 2025-06-13T04:06:29.315860 application/rdf+xml 24416 2025-06-13T04:06:08.551971 image/jpeg 4442 2025-06-13T04:06:08.258982 image/jpeg 509513 2025-06-13T04:06:05.104015 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia