Mathematics and the Medieval Ancestry of Physics - Couverture rigide

Molland, George

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0860784703 ISBN 13 : 9780860784708

Editeur : Variorum, 1995

Synopsis

Mathematics and the Medieval Ancestry of Physics These 17 studies in English form a loosely connected network around the work of medieval mathematician Thomas Bradwardine; the applications of mathematics in other areas of science; the work of Roger Bacon; and the structure of the continuum and its relevance to medieval and early modern physics. Full description

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The central theme of this volume lies in the medieval consciousness of mathematics, and the variety of strategies adopted to apply it in other areas, notably natural philosophy. In diachromic terms, Dr Molland considers ways in which ancient mathematics (particularly geometry) was assimilated in the Middle Ages, and how it was radically transformed in the 17th century, especially by Descartes. A pervasive concern is with ideas of scientific progress: the author argues that medieval commentatorial and disputational modes encouraged probing attitudes to existing knowledge, aimed at deepening individual understanding, rather than more aggressive endeavours to advance public knowledge characteristic of later periods. What brought about this change is the subject of several studies here; others form more specifically on individual scholars, in particular the important figure of Roger Bacon.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Variorum
• Date d'édition: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0860784703
• ISBN 13: 9780860784708
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 350