Unrolling Time: Christiaan Huygens and the Mathematization of Nature - Brossura

Yoder

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521524814 ISBN 13: 9780521524810

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Riassunto

A case study of the interrelationship between mathematics and physics during the Scientific Revolution.

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Recensione

"In her account of Huygen's mathematical reasonings, Yoder achieves an admirable combination of clarity and concision with faithfulness to the original. Her book casts a new and clear light on a mid-seventeenth-century phase of the scientific revolution." The Eighteenth Century

"...a significant contribution to scholarship on Huygens and to our understanding of scientific thinking in his time." Choice

"...an enlightening, sometimes surprising account fo the 'beautiful, intricate display of creativity.'" Perceptual and Motor Skills

"...Yoder has written a little gem of modern history of science at its scholarly best...it deserves to be read outside the confines of that discipline." Contemporary Physics

Descrizione del libro

This case study examines the interrelationship between mathematics and physics in the work of one of the major figures of the Scientific Revolution: the Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer, Christian Huygens (1629–1695).

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521524814
• ISBN 13: 9780521524810
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 256