Del 335 - Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science

Swinging and Rolling

Unveiling Galileo's unorthodox path from a challenging problem to a new science

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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This volume explores the reorganisation of knowledge taking place in the course of Galileo's research process extending over a period of more than thirty years, pursued within a network of exchanges with his contemporaries, and documented by a vast collection of research notes.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-08-21
Mått155 x 235 x 28 mm
Vikt880 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieBoston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Antal sidor472
FörlagSpringer
ISBN9789402415926

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1. Introduction, Novel Insights about accelerated motion: the challenge of pendulums and planes.- 2. Speaking the investigation of naturally accelerated motion: The broken chord approach.- 3. Early experimentation: The Pendulum Plane Experiment.- 4. Prerequisite for, or challenged by the new theory: The 'ex mechanics' proof of the Law of Chords.- 5. Foundational issues before 1604: Fundamental propositions, the mechanical method and problems with the concept of velocity. Conclusion, Appendix.