LEADER 04181nam 22006255 450 001 9910416086903321 005 20251113205304.0 010 $a3-030-52093-5 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-52093-9 035 $a(CKB)4100000011406854 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6326336 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-52093-9 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011406854 100 $a20200831d2020 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRuggiero Boscovich?s Theory of Natural Philosophy $ePoints, Distances, Determinations /$fby Luca Guzzardi 205 $a1st ed. 2020. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Birkhäuser,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (216 pages) 225 1 $aScience Networks. Historical Studies,$x2296-6080 ;$v60 311 08$a3-030-52092-7 327 $aIn the holy temples of mathematics -- God?s in his heaven, all?s right with the world -- The others -- The Book of Genesis -- The other labyrinth -- Touching infinity -- CONCLUDING REMARKS. The will to unify, the force of plurality. 330 $aDrawing on published works, correspondence and manuscripts, this book offers the most comprehensive reconstruction of Boscovich?s theory within its historical context. It explains the genesis and theoretical as well as epistemological underpinnings in light of the Jesuit tradition to which Boscovich belonged, and contrasts his ideas with those of Newton, Leibniz, and their legacy. Finally, it debates crucial issues in early-modern physical science such as the concept of force, the particle-like structure of matter, the idea of material points and the notion of continuity, and shares novel insights on Boscovich?s alleged influence on later developments in physics. With its attempt to reduce all natural forces to one single law, Boscovich?s Theory of Natural Philosophy, published in 1758, left a lasting impression on scientists and philosophers of every age regarding the fundamental unity of physical phenomena. The theory argues that every pair of material points is subject to one mutual force ? and always the same force ? which is their propensity to be mutually attracted or repelled, depending on their distance from one another. Furthermore, the action of this unique force is visualized through a famous diagram that fascinated generations of scientists. But his understanding of key terms of the theory ? such as the notion of force involved and the very idea of a material point ? is only ostensibly similar to our current conceptual framework. Indeed, it needs to be clarified within the plurality of contexts in which it has emerged rather than being considered in view of later developments. The book is recommended for scholars and students interested in the ideas of the early modern period, especially historians and philosophers of science, mathematicians and physicists with an interest in the history of the discipline, and experts on Jesuit science and philosophy. 410 0$aScience Networks. Historical Studies,$x2296-6080 ;$v60 606 $aScience$xHistory 606 $aPhysics$xPhilosophy 606 $aMathematics 606 $aHistory 606 $aPhilosophy$xHistory 606 $aHistory of Science 606 $aPhilosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy 606 $aHistory of Mathematical Sciences 606 $aHistory of Philosophy 615 0$aScience$xHistory. 615 0$aPhysics$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aMathematics. 615 0$aHistory. 615 0$aPhilosophy$xHistory. 615 14$aHistory of Science. 615 24$aPhilosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy. 615 24$aHistory of Mathematical Sciences. 615 24$aHistory of Philosophy. 676 $a509.033 700 $aGuzzardi$b Luca$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0990127 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910416086903321 996 $aRuggiero Boscovich?s Theory of Natural Philosophy$92264753 997 $aUNINA