Mechanics and Natural Philosophy Before the Scientific Revolution

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Laird, Walter Roy (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Roux, Sophie (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Σειρά: Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science ; 254
• Θέματα: Philosophy.; Philosophy, Ancient.; Medieval philosophy.; Philosophy and science.; Mathematics.; History.; Physics.; Philosophy of Science.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; Medieval Philosophy.; Classical Philosophy.

Modern mechanics was forged in the seventeenth century from materials inherited from Antiquity and transformed in the period from the Middle Ages through to the sixteenth century. These materials were transmitted through a number of textual traditions and within several disciplines and practices, in...