The Construction of Modern Science: Mechanisms and Mechanics - Brossura

Westfall, Richard S.

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ISBN 10: 0521292956 ISBN 13: 9780521292955

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1978

Riassunto

This book examines the interplay between the Platonic-Pythagorean tradition and the mechanical philosophy during the 'scientific revolution'.

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Descrizione del libro

This introduction to the history of science in the seventeenth century examines the so-called 'scientific revolution' in terms of the interplay between the Platonic-Pythagorean tradition, which look on nature in geometric terms, and the mechanical philosophy which conceived of nature as a huge machine.

Contenuti

Introduction; 1. Celestial dynamics and terrestrial mechanics; 2. The mechanical philosophy; 3. Mechanical science; 4. Mechanical chemistry; 5. Biology and the mechanical philosophy; 6. Organization of the scientific enterprise; 7. The science of mechanics; 8. Newtonian dynamics; Index.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1978
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521292956
• ISBN 13: 9780521292955
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 192
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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