Overview
- Proposes a new interpretation of the transformation in the study and philosophy of nature during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
- Stresses the role of mathematicians
- Explores Galilean and post-Galilean epistemology in depth
Part of the book series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science (HMMS, volume 34)
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“This deep and well documented work traces the history of the (increasingly) mathematical treatment of natural phenomena … from the time of Plato and Aristotle to Descartes. … The breadth of sources and the care with which they are documented should make this work an important source for those with a strong interest in the history of science. The author introduces the work and methods of the famous and the not-so-famous in an engaging, detailed and complete manner.” (Richard J. Wilders, MAA Reviews, September, 2017)
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Book Title: The Path to Post-Galilean Epistemology
Book Subtitle: Reinterpreting the Birth of Modern Science
Authors: Danilo Capecchi
Series Title: History of Mechanism and Machine Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58310-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-58309-9Published: 18 July 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86373-3Published: 04 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-58310-5Published: 08 July 2017
Series ISSN: 1875-3442
Series E-ISSN: 1875-3426
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 533
Number of Illustrations: 118 b/w illustrations
Topics: Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, History of Mathematical Sciences, Epistemology, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics