Descartes and the Hyperbolic Quest: Lens Making Machines and Their Significance in the Seventeenth Century Transactions, American Philosophical Societ

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In 1629, the natural philosopher Ren Descartes enticed a young artisan to undertake a secretive project, one that promised to revolutionize early modern astronomy. Descartes believed he had conceived a new kind of telescope lens, shaped by the light of reason itself, & surpassing anything ever to come from the hands of the glass-working craftsmen of the era. These novel lenses would never be touched by human hands -- they would be cut by an elaborate...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0871699532

ISBN13:9780871699534

Release Date:January 2005

Publisher:American Philosophical Society Press

Length:152 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

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