MacLaurin’s Physical Dissertations

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Tweddle, Ian (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London, 2007.
• Σειρά: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
• Θέματα: Mathematics.; Earth sciences.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; History.; Continuum physics.; Physics.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; Applications of Mathematics.; Classical Continuum Physics.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Earth Sciences, general.

The Scottish mathematician Colin MacLaurin (1698-1746) is best known for developing and extending Newton’s work in calculus, geometry and gravitation; his 2-volume work "Treatise of Fluxions" (1742) was the first systematic exposition of Newton’s methods. It is well known that MacLaurin wa...