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

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 Author:	Damerow, Peter (Author)
Other Authors:	Freudenthal, Gideon (Other) , McLaughlin, Peter (Other) , Renn, Jürgen (Other)
Format:	Book/Monograph
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Springer 2004
Edition:	Second Edition
Series:	Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences SpringerLink Bücher Springer eBook Collection Mathematics and Statistics
DOI:	10.1007/978-1-4757-3992-3
Subjects:	Geschichte 1600-1700 Mechanik
Online Access:	Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3992-3 Cover: https://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz404699316cov.jpg
Author Notes:	by Peter Damerow, Gideon Freudenthal, Peter McLaughlin, Jürgen Renn