MacLaurin's Physical Dissertations
The Scottish mathematician Colin MacLaurin (1698-1746) is best known for developing and extending Newton's work in calculus, geometry and gravitation; his 2-volume work "Treatise of Fluxions" (1742) was the first systematic exposition of Newton's methods. It is well known that Ma...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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London :
Springer London : Imprint: Springer,
2007.
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Edition: | 1st ed. 2007. |
Series: | Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,
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Online Access: | Texto Completo |
Table of Contents:
- General Introduction
- General Introduction
- MacLaurin on Gravity
- to Part I
- Translation of MacLaurin's Dissertation
- MacLaurin on Collisions
- to Part II
- Translation of MacLaurin's Essay
- MacLaurin on the Tides
- to Part III
- Translation of MacLaurin's Essay.