Fontenelle

/ (French fɔ̃tənɛl) /

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Bernard le Bovier de (bɛrnar lə bɔvje də). 1657–1757, French philosopher. His writings include Digressions sur les anciens et les modernes (1688) and Éléments de la géométrie de l'infini (1727)

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Words nearby Fontenelle

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How to use Fontenelle in a sentence

It is very likely that the Emperor Kamhi ridiculed this notion as well as Fontenelle.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
But M. Fontenelle is a great deal too uniform: begin where you please, the subject is still the same.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals|John Dryden
According to Fontenelle, there is only truth that persuades, and even without requiring to appear with all its proofs.
Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value|Arthur Glyn Leonard
Fontenelle, his nephew, presents a minute and interesting description of this great man.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Isaac D'Israeli

For Lucien Fontenelle, see our volume xiv, p. 275, note 196.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume 21|Various