Problem of the Motion of Bodies

Danilo Capecchi is Professor of Mechanics of Solids and History of Science at the University of Rome La Sapienza. His research into the history of science focuses mainly on classical mechanics.

• The Science of Motion sive Mechanics.- Greek Period and Middle Ages.- Humanism and Renaissance.- Early Modern Studies on Motion.- The Golden Age.- The Motion of Solid Bodies.- Inanimate Bodies Start Moving by Themselves.

From the book reviews: "This work, part of the 'History of Mechanism and Machine Science' series, looks at the development of the physics of motion through six periods: classical-Hellenistic, Middle Ages, early Renaissance, the age of Galileo and Descartes, Newton's (golden) age, and the 18th century. ... a very interesting and illuminating read. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students and researchers/faculty." (E. Kincanon, Choice, Vol. 52 (6), February, 2015)