1.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991003082869707536

Autore

Massazza Paolo Antonio, conte <1710-1785>

Titolo

L'arco antico di Susa descritto, e disegnato dall'architetto Paol'Antonio Massazza ..

Pubbl/distr/stampa

In Torino : nella Stamperia Reale, 1750

Descrizione fisica

[4], xlvii p., [2] c. di tav. (ripieg.) : ill.; 2° (40 cm).

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Microfilm

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Front. con incisione.

Frontoni, iniziali, finali.

Incisioni calcografiche.

Dedicato "alla reale altezza di Vittorio Amedeo duca di Savoja".

Riproduzione in microfiche dell'originale conservato presso la Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana

Nota di bibliografia

Indicazioni bibliografiche nelle note.



2.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991004378737007536

Autore

Bérenger, Jean

Titolo

Turenne / Jean Bérenger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Paris : Fayard, 1987

ISBN

2213019703

Descrizione fisica

616 p. ; 22 cm

Disciplina

944.033092

Soggetti

Turenne, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne : vicomte de <1611-1675>

Turenne, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne : vicomte de <1611-1675>

Francia Storia 1643-1715

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911020019503321

Autore

Cohen Martin <1964->

Titolo

Wittgenstein's beetle and other classic thought experiments / / Martin Cohen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2005

ISBN

9786611311155

9781281311153

1281311154

9780470776551

0470776552

9780470777251

0470777257

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (148 p.)

Disciplina

101

Soggetti

Thought experiments

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A is for Alice and astronomers arguing about acceleration -- B is for Bernard's body-exchange machine -- C is for the Catholic cannibal -- D is for Maxwell's demon -- E is for evolution (and an embarrassing problem with it) -- F is for the forms lost forever to the prisoners of the cave -- G is for Galileo's gravitational balls -- H is for Hume's shades -- I is for the identity of indiscernibles -- J is for Henri Poincare and alternative geometries -- K is for the Kritik and Kant's kind of thought experiments -- L is for Lucretius' spear -- M is for Mach's motionless chain -- N is for Newton's bucket -- O is for Olbers' paradox -- P is for Parfit's person -- Q is for the questions raised by thought experiments quotidiennes -- R is for the rule-ruled room -- S is for Salvatius' ship, sailing along its own space-time line -- T is for the time-travelling twins -- U is for the universe, and Einstein's attempts to understand it -- V is for the vexed case of the violinist -- W is for Wittgenstein's beetle -- X is for xenophanes and thinking by examples -- Y is for counterfactuals and a backwards approach to history -- Z is for Zeno and the mysteries of infinity.

Sommario/riassunto

Wittgenstein's Beetle and Other Classic Thought Experiments invites readers to participate actively in discovering the surprisingly powerful and fruitful tradition of ""thought experiments.""Gives a lively presentation of an ""A to Z"" of 26 fascinating and influential thought experiments from philosophy and science Presents vivid and often humorous discussion of the experiments, including strengths and weaknesses, historical context, and contemporary uses Provides a ""how to"" section for engaging in thought experiments Includes illustrations, mi