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The English Galileo Thomas Harriot's Work on Motion as an Example of Preclassical Mechanics /

The short series The Historical Epistemology of Mechanics presents the long-term development of mechanical knowledge. The books in this series combine the presentation of a broad selection of relevant sources with in-depth analyses of the long-term development of mechanical knowledge focusing on the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schemmel, Matthias (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edition:1st ed. 2008.
Series:Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, 268
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Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Harriot's Work on Motion in Context
  • Thomas Harriot: Practical Mathematician and Pioneer of Modern Science
  • Harriot and the Challenge of Projectile Motion
  • An Introduction to Harriot's Manuscripts on Motion
  • Major Strands of Harriot's Work on Motion
  • Mathematical Analysis of the Motion of Fall
  • Free Fall Experiments and Their Evaluation: The "Weight" of Falling Bodies
  • Free Fall Experiments and Their Evaluation: Motion in a Medium
  • Graphical Construction of Projectile Trajectories
  • Exploration of the Inclined-Plane Conception of Projectile Motion
  • Conclusion
  • Shared Knowledge and Alternative Solutions in Harriot's and Galileo's Work on Motion
  • Facsimile and Transcription
  • Notes and Conventions
  • Thomas Harriot's Notes on Projectile Motion and the Fall of Bodies.