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"This book studies the Dutch mathematician Simon Stevin (1548-1620) as a new type of 'man of knowledge'. Traditionally, Stevin is best known for his contributions to the 'Archimedean turn'. This innovative volume moves beyond this conventional image by bringing many other as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Davids, C. A. (Editor ), Dijksterhuis, Fokko Jan (Editor ), Vermij, R. H. (Editor ), Stamhuis, Ida H. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
Colección:Nuncius series - studies and sources in the material and visual history of science, volume 6
Temas:
Stevin, Simon, > 1548-1620.
Stevin, Simon, > 1548-1620
Mathematics.
Mathematics > Early works to 1800.
Mathématiques.
Mathématiques > Ouvrages avant 1800.
mathematics.
applied mathematics.
Mathematics
Early works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"This book studies the Dutch mathematician Simon Stevin (1548-1620) as a new type of 'man of knowledge'. Traditionally, Stevin is best known for his contributions to the 'Archimedean turn'. This innovative volume moves beyond this conventional image by bringing many other aspects of his work into view, by analysing the connections between the multiple strands of his thinking and by situating him in a broader European context. Like other multi-talents ('polymaths') in his time (several of whom are discussed in this volume), Stevin made an important contribution to the transformation of the ideal of knowledge in early modern Europe. This book thus provides new insights into the phenomenon of 'polymaths' in general and in the case of Stevin in particular"--
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource.
ISBN:9004432914
9789004432918
ISSN:2405-5077 ;

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