The scientific work of Rene Descartes (1596-1650) / / J.F. Scott

• Autore: Scott J. F (Joseph Frederick)
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (226 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 509
• Soggetto topico: Science - History
• Note generali: First published 1952 by Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The scientific work of Rene Descartes (1596-1650)
• ISBN: 1-315-51133-9; 1-315-51131-2; 1-315-51132-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910972481603321
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