Roger Cotes - Natural Philosopher - Couverture souple

Gowing, Ronald

 
9780521526494: Roger Cotes - Natural Philosopher
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0521526493 ISBN 13 : 9780521526494
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

An appreciation of the life's work of one of the most distinguished early Newtonians.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Roger Cotes (1682–1716) was the first Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy, at Trinity College, Cambridge. One of the most distinguished, and certainly one of the most ardent, of the early Newtonians he did important work in mathematics and astronomy and edited the second edition of Newton's Principia. Cotes died young and published only one paper, the Logometria, during his lifetime; a translation of this paper is given in the Appendix. Most of Cotes's papers were published posthumously in Latin in Harmonia Mensurarum in 1722. Dr Gowing discusses Cotes' work in some detail but has written the work in such a way that the more technical aspects of the mathematics can be omitted at first reading whilst still giving a clear idea of Cotes' achievement. Cotes' work was significant but his full potential was unrealised; in Newton's reputed words: 'If he had lived, we might have known something.'

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521526493
ISBN 13 
9780521526494
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
220
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ISBN 10 :  0521237416 ISBN 13 :  9780521237413
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1983
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