02979oam 2200469I 450 991097248160332120230124193728.01-315-51133-91-315-51131-21-315-51132-010.4324/9781315511337 (CKB)3710000000829303(MiAaPQ)EBC4644259(OCoLC)988387568(BIP)56234407(BIP)54933999(EXLCZ)99371000000082930320180706e20171952 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe scientific work of Rene Descartes (1596-1650) /J.F. ScottAbingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2017.1 online resource (226 pages) illustrationsRoutledge Library Editions: René Descartes ;Volume 3First published 1952 by Taylor & Francis Ltd.1-138-69989-6 ch. 1. Early life and training -- ch. 2. Brief survey of Descartes' scientific work -- ch. 3. The Discours de La Methode -- ch. 4. La Dioptrique -- ch. 5. Les Meteores -- ch. 6. Introduction to La Geometrie -- ch. 7. La Geometrie: Book I, Problems which can be constructed by means of circles and straight lines only -- ch. 8. La Geometrie: Book II, On the nature of curves -- ch. 9. La Geometrie: Book III, The construction of solid and super-solid problems -- ch. 10. The Principia philosophi: I, The principles of human knowlege ; II, The principles of material things -- ch. 11. The Principia philosophi: III, Of the visible world -- ch. 12. The Principia philosophi: IV, The earth -- ch. 13. Conclusion. Importance of Descartes' work in the history of science.When originally published in 1952, this book filled a gap in the history of philosophy and science and remains an important work today, because it puts the main mathematical and physical discoveries of Descartes in an accessible form, for the benefit of English readers. Descartes is acknowledged to be the founder of modern mathematics, through his invention of analytical geometry and this volume charts Descartes' role in bringing a unity into algebra and geometry and the development of mathematics into a discipline which could be properly analysed. Carefully paraphrasing the Géométrie, this volume retains much of Descartes' original notation as well as the original diagrams. The volume also discusses the considerable contribution that Descartes made to the physical sciences which involved accurate work in optics, light, sight and colour.  ScienceHistoryScienceHistory.509Scott J. F(Joseph Frederick),1834579MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910972481603321The scientific work of Rene Descartes (1596-1650)4410096UNINA