An early edition of the Penseés of Blaise Pascal, printed in Paris in 1670.

This collection of one hundred and fifty books by and about the French philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal was formed by Mrs. Mary Arms Edmonds and presented to the University by her son, Dean S. Edmonds, Jr. First editions of the Pensées and the Lettres à un Provincial highlight the collection, which also consists of contemporary printings of Pascal’s other works, the various collected editions, and early translations and secondary sources.