Marie Curie

I tried out various experiments described in treatises on physics and chemistry, and the results were sometimes unexpected. At times, I would be encouraged by a little unhoped-for success; at others, I would be in the deepest despair because of accidents and failures resulting from my inexperience.

Polish Scientist

Kyle Hill

Reality is on a delay. For you, nothing is now. Realizing this fact is unsettling. If we can only react to the past, how do we manage to navigate the present? It's easy to spiral into a treatise on free will while in the fetal position, overthinking our forever past.

American Author

James Murphy

I actually want to write a treatise in defence of pretension. I think the word 'pretension' has become like the word 'ironic' - just this catch-all term to distance people from interesting experiences and cultural engagement and possible embarrassment.

American Musician

Miller Williams

A thing may fail as a poem because it tries to do what a poem cannot do: it tries to become a treatise on cosmic truth... We can best be exact about the cosmic things - God and truth, beauty, eternity and love - by not talking directly about them.

American Poet

Fidel Castro

We are political animals, as, not without reason, affirmed Aristotle, who perhaps influenced humanity's thinking more than any other ancient philosopher through his almost 200 treatises, according to reports, of which only 31 have been preserved.

Statesman

Maimonides

You must consider, when reading this treatise, that mental perception, because connected with matter, is subject to conditions similar to those to which physical perception is subject.

Spanish Philosopher

Thomas Jane

I think all good drama is funny. All the best drama is ultimately very funny. Life is funny. You can't have any honest treatise on life without bumping into some humor.

American Actor

Quintilian

Consequently the student who is devoid of talent will derive no more profit from this work than barren soil from a treatise on agriculture.

Roman Educator

John Henry Newman

A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise.

British Clergyman

Michael Graves

The oldest book I have is a treatise on architecture from the 17th century.

American Architect

Treatises are typically serious, scholarly works, aimed at a specialized academic audience.

Scholarly Usage

Treatises often involve extensive research and discussion, resulting in a considerable length.

Substantial Length

A treatise is focused on a specific subject, examining it in great depth.

Specific Subject

 and a snowflake landed on his sleeve. And essentially this is considered to be one of the first mathematical treatises looking at how mathematics in nature are in dialogue. And I love thinking about that because he ends up writing this essay, Six Sides Of A Snowflake. And what ends up happening is that set the tone for how we think about

DJ Spooky's Arctic...

 philosophical espresso you know they crack a lot of ideas into really dense space and try to play that's fun of you but you actually not just Colin you're really performing away yeah well my background is film and philosophy so I don't think that these are substitutes for sort of you know book length treatise about ideas or even

Expanding your mind with...

 She wrote dramas, comedies, and treatises on philosophy and mathematics, in addition to religious music and poetry. She accrued a massive library, and was visited by many prominent scholars. While serving as the convent’s treasurer and archivist, she also protected the livelihoods of her niece and sisters

History's "worst" nun -...

 that the first pioneers of astronautics were inspired to dedicate their lives to solving the problems of spaceflight. And it was their treatises and their works in turn that inspired the first technical communities and the first projects of spaceflight, thus creating a direct chain of influence

How centuries of sci-fi...

 Galen was a strong proponent of these treatments, despite their sometimes lethal consequences. Unfortunately, Galen’s ego drove him to believe that all his discoveries were of the utmost importance. He penned treatises on everything from anatomy to nutrition to bedside manner,

Ancient Rome’s most...

 man who took theory very seriously he in fact there's a story that when he wanted to learn how to swim he read a book a treatise on swimming then toven to the ocean this is a man who would risk his life on theory now but for those of us who are a little bit more practically

String theory - Brian...

 through plastic modes of play we live in a society now where we have lots of think tanks where great minds go to think about the world and they write these great symbolic treatises called books and papers and op-ed articles we want to propose Krissy and I through the

The beautiful math of...

 through plastic modes of play. We live in a society now where we have lots of think tanks, where great minds go to think about the world. They write these great symbolic treatises called books, and papers, and op-ed articles. We want to propose, Chrissy and I,

Margaret Wertheim: The...

 is hung while being treatise ient we'll also involve a degree of artistic interpretation to really bring the exhibit to life a little bit more of a sine wave in it necklace it's a little too flat it's not moving well myself and

Making Dinosaurs Come...

 He, in fact -- there is a story that when he wanted to learn how to swim, he read a book, a treatise on swimming -- -- then dove into the ocean. This is a man who would risk his life on theory.

Treatise

A written work dealing with a subject in a careful and detailed way.

Often appears as...

Usage tips

Scholarly Usage

Substantial Length

Specific Subject

Compare with

Never forget "Treatise"

WordUp Chrome Extension