Exploring the Limits of Preclassical Mechanics: A Study of Conceptual Development in Early Modern Science: Free Fall and Compounded Motion in the Work

by Gideon Freudenthal, Peter Damerow, Peter McLaughlin, et al.

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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 velocity. For this new edition, the authors include a new discussion of the doctrine of proportions, an analysis of the role of traditional statics in...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1441919171

ISBN13:9781441919175

Release Date:October 2011

Publisher:Springer

Length:414 Pages

Weight:1.34 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Math Mathematics Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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