Kepler's cosmological synthesis : astrology, mechanism and the soul /
Spanning the course of his career, this book brings new light to Kepler's vitalistic views and their central place in his world picture. It challenges our view of Kepler as a nascent mechanical philosopher who fell back on an older form of physics.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2013.
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Colección: | History of science and medicine library ;
v. 39. History of science and medicine library. Medieval and early modern science ; v. 20. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Spanning the course of his career, this book brings new light to Kepler's vitalistic views and their central place in his world picture. It challenges our view of Kepler as a nascent mechanical philosopher who fell back on an older form of physics. |
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Notas: | Based on the author's doctoral dissertation, University of Cambridge, 2007. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9789004246096 9004246096 129969098X 9781299690981 |
ISSN: | 1872-0684 ; |