The Complex Itinerary of Leibniz’s Planetary Theory Physical Convictions, Metaphysical Principles and Keplerian Inspiration /

• Main Author: Bussotti, Paolo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2015.
• Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies, 52
• Subjects: Mathematics.; History.; Physics.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.

This book presents new insights into Leibniz’s research on planetary theory and his system of pre-established harmony. Although some aspects of this theory have been explored in the literature, others are less well known. In particular, the book offers new contributions on the connection between the...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• 1.An Introduction: The Historical-Conceptual Reference Frame
• 2.Description of the most Important Elements of Leibniz’s Planetary Theory
• 3.An Interlude: Leibniz’s Concept of Inertia
• 4.The Final Version of Leibniz’s Planetary Theory
• 5.Gravity and Cosmology
• 6.Kepler’s Influence on Leibniz’s Planetary Theory, Physics and Philosophy
• 7.Conclusions
• References.