Isaac Beeckman on Matter and Motion Mechanical Philosophy in the Making |
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| Author:
| van Berkel, Klaas |
| Translator:
| Ultee, Maarten |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4214-0936-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $97.99 |
Book Description:
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The contribution of the Dutch craftsman and scholar Isaac Beeckman to early modern scientific thought has never been properly acknowledged. Surprisingly free from the constraints of traditional natural philosophy, he developed a view of the world in which everything, from the motion of the heavens to musical harmonies, is explained by reducing it ......
The contribution of the Dutch craftsman and scholar Isaac Beeckman to early modern scientific thought has never been properly acknowledged. Surprisingly free from the constraints of traditional natural philosophy, he developed a view of the world in which everything, from the motion of the heavens to musical harmonies, is explained by reducing it ......