The Cambridge Companion to NewtonRob Iliffe, George E. Smith Cambridge University Press, 29. mar. 2016 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 colour, and his discovery of the calculus, Newton devoted much more time to research in chemistry and alchemy, and to studying prophecy, church history and ancient chronology. This new edition of The Cambridge Companion to Newton provides authoritative introductions to these further dimensions of his endeavours as well as to many aspects of his physics. It includes a revised bibliography, a new introduction and six new chapters: three updating previous chapters on Newton's mathematics, his chemistry and alchemy and the reception of his religious views; and three entirely new, on his religion, his ancient chronology and the treatment of continuous and discontinuous forces in his second law of motion. |
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... particles of matter was fundamental, his Principia Mathematica of 1687 constituted an exemplary scientific revolution. This supplanted not only the Aristotelian system, but also that of the so-called “mechanical philosophy” espoused by ...
... particles of matter was fundamental, his Principia Mathematica of 1687 constituted an exemplary scientific revolution. This supplanted not only the Aristotelian system, but also that of the so-called “mechanical philosophy” espoused by ...
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... particles of matter in the universe. William Harper's chapter on Newton's “deduction” of his theory of gravity examines how Newton put this sequence forward, invoking specific evidence for each claim in turn. Even the most outspoken ...
... particles of matter in the universe. William Harper's chapter on Newton's “deduction” of his theory of gravity examines how Newton put this sequence forward, invoking specific evidence for each claim in turn. Even the most outspoken ...
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... particles and fields. Accordingly, they ought to be judged by how well they function in explanations of observed phenomena. Any reasonable metaphysical question about space, time, and motion could thus be translated into a ...
... particles and fields. Accordingly, they ought to be judged by how well they function in explanations of observed phenomena. Any reasonable metaphysical question about space, time, and motion could thus be translated into a ...
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... particles of the fluid. Hence Descartes's assertion: “i deny the movement of the earth more carefully than Copernicus, and more truthfully than Tycho.”8 newton saw that such a definition is completely unsuitable for any dynamical ...
... particles of the fluid. Hence Descartes's assertion: “i deny the movement of the earth more carefully than Copernicus, and more truthfully than Tycho.”8 newton saw that such a definition is completely unsuitable for any dynamical ...
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... particles of the vortex, it will be impossible to define a definite path for the body. And in that case, it will be impossible to say whether that path is rectilinear or uniform. “On the contrary, there cannot be motion since there can ...
... particles of the vortex, it will be impossible to define a definite path for the body. And in that case, it will be impossible to say whether that path is rectilinear or uniform. “On the contrary, there cannot be motion since there can ...
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