03316oam 2200697Ia 450 991077853900332120190503073351.00-262-29165-71-282-69451-097866126945160-262-25886-29786612694516(CKB)1000000000816272(EBL)3339070(OCoLC)471873760(SSID)ssj0000339359(PQKBManifestationID)11252199(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000339359(PQKBWorkID)10324092(PQKB)10652073(StDuBDS)EDZ0000130772(MiAaPQ)EBC3339070(OCoLC)471873760(OCoLC)646835703(OCoLC)660083220(OCoLC)816568684(OCoLC)961644291(OCoLC)962675774(OCoLC)1055381133(OCoLC)1065942343(OCoLC)1081221755(OCoLC-P)471873760(MaCbMITP)8197(Au-PeEL)EBL3339070(CaPaEBR)ebr10333720(CaONFJC)MIL269451(EXLCZ)99100000000081627220091201d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIsaac Newton on mathematical certainty and method /Niccolò GuicciardiniCambridge, Mass. MIT Press©20091 online resource (449 p.)TransformationsDescription based upon print version of record.0-262-51648-9 0-262-01317-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Abbreviations and Conventions; I Preliminaries; 1 Newton on Mathematical Method; 2 Newton on Certainty in Optical Lectures; 3 Descartes on Method and Certainty in the Géométrie; II Against Cartesian Analysis and Synthesis; 4 Against Descartes on Determinate Problems; 5 Against Descartes on Indeterminate Problems; 6 Beyond the Cartesian Canon; III New Analysis and the Synthetic Method; 7 The Method of Series; 8 The Analytical Method of Fluxions; 9 The Synthetic Method of Fluxions; IV Natural Philosophy; 10 The Principia; 11 Hidden Common Analysis; 12 Hidden New AnalysisV Ancients and Moderns13 Geometry and Mechanics; 14 Analysis and Synthesis; VI Against Leibniz; 15 The Quarrel with Leibniz; 16 Scribal Publication, 1672-1699; 17 Fluxions in Print, 1700-1715; Conclusion; A Brief Chronology of Newton's Mathematical Work; References; IndexAn analysis of Newton's mathematical work, from early discoveries to mature reflections, & a discussion of Newton's views on the role & nature of mathematics, in this book Guicciardini reconstructs Newton's own method by extracting it from his concrete practice.Transformations.Mathematical analysisMathematicsHistorySCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of ScienceMATHEMATICS & STATISTICS/GeneralMathematical analysis.MathematicsHistory.510Guicciardini Niccolò350382OCoLC-POCoLC-PBOOK9910778539003321Isaac Newton on mathematical certainty and method3838002UNINA