Exploring the Limits of Preclassical Mechanics A Study of Conceptual Development in Early Modern Science: Free Fall and Compounded Motion in the Work of Descartes, Galileo and Beeckman / by Peter Damerow, Gideon Freudenthal, Peter McLaughlin, Jürgen Renn.
The question of when and how the basic concepts that characterize modern science arose in Western Europe has long been central to the history of science. This book examines the transition from Renaissance engineering and philosophy of nature to classical mechanics oriented on the central concept of...
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| Main Authors: |
Damerow, Peter
(Author),
Freudenthal, Gideon
(Author),
McLaughlin, Peter
(Author),
Renn, Jürgen
(Author) |
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SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
1992.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1992. |
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| Series: | Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,
Springer eBook Collection.
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| Online Access: | Click to view e-book
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| Holy Cross Note: | Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community. |
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