MacLaurin’s Physical Dissertations
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...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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London :
Springer London,
2007.
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| Σειρά: | Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- General Introduction
- General Introduction
- MacLaurin on Gravity
- to Part I
- Translation of MacLaurin’s Dissertation
- MacLaurin on Collisions
- to Part II
- Translation of MacLaurin’s Essay
- MacLaurin on the Tides
- to Part III
- Translation of MacLaurin’s Essay.
