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Discipline and Experience

- The Mathematical Way in the Scientific Revolution

About Discipline and Experience

This study examines 17th-century mathematical sciences - astronomy, optics and mechanics - not as abstract ideas, but as vital enterprises that involved practices related to both experience and experiment. Mersenne, Descartes, Pascal, Barrow, Newton, Boyle and the Jesuits are discussed.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780226139449
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 304
  • Published:
  • November 24, 1995
  • Dimensions:
  • 229x154x23 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 482 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 19, 2024

Description of Discipline and Experience

This study examines 17th-century mathematical sciences - astronomy, optics and mechanics - not as abstract ideas, but as vital enterprises that involved practices related to both experience and experiment. Mersenne, Descartes, Pascal, Barrow, Newton, Boyle and the Jesuits are discussed.

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