This book examines a selection of philosophical issues in the context of specific episodes in the development of physical theories and presents scientific advances within their historical and philosophical contexts. Philosophical considerations have played an essential and ineli…
"The birth of science in ancient Greece had a historical impact that is still being felt today. Physicist Demetris Nicolaides examines the epochal shift in thinking that led pre-Socratic philosophers of the sixth and fifth centuries BCE to abandon the prevailing mythologies of t…
"This is the brief story, from Leonardo to Oppenheimer, of what we know about light as we enter the last decade of 500 light years of exploration, from the perception of the subject during the Renaissance to the revolution spawned by the laser and optical fibers."--Introduction.
The Birth of Physics represents a foundational work in the development of chaos theory from one of the world's most influential living theorists, Michel Serres. Focussing on the largest text still intact to reach us from the Atomists - Lucretius' De Rerum Natura - Serres mobilis…
This book explores the rich and deep interplay between mathematics and physics one century after David Hilbert's works from 1891 to 1933, published by Springer in six volumes. The most prominent scientists in various domains of these disciplines contribute to this volume providi…
This book explores the rich and deep interplay between mathematics and physics one century after David Hilbert's works from 1891 to 1933, published by Springer in six volumes. The most prominent scientists in various domains of these disciplines contribute to this volume providi…
by Gray, Jeremy, Grafton, Anthony, Gavroglou, Kōstas, Feingold, Mordechai, Principe, Lawrence, Renn, Jürgen, Newman, William, Shapiro, Alan, Hon, Giora, Goldstein, Bernard R., Roland, Alex, Buchwald, Jed Z., Bos, Henk, Franklin, Allan D., Kingsland, Sharon, Levere, Trevor, Lützen, Jesper, Siraisi, Nancy, Swerdlow, Noel
fromArchimedes, New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Sc…
"Profiles the eminent 18th century natural philosopher Henry Cavendish, best known for his work in chemistry and physics and one of the most baffling personalities in the history of science. In these chapters we are introduced to the psychology of science and of scientists and w…
Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) was one of the greatest scientists of all time, a thinker of extraordinary range and creativity who has left enduring legacies in mathematics and physics. While most famous for his Principia, his work on light and color, and his discovery of the calc…
The Theater of Nature is histoire totale of the last work of the political philosopher Jean Bodin, his Universae naturae theatrum (1596). Through Bodin's work, Ann Blair explores the fascinating and previously little known world of late Renaissance natural philosophy. A study of…
The Theater of Nature is histoire totale of the last work of the political philosopher Jean Bodin, his Universae naturae theatrum (1596). Through Bodin's work, Ann Blair explores the fascinating and previously little known world of late Renaissance natural philosophy. A study of…
