The Construction of Modern Science: Mechanisms and Mechanics - Cambridge Studies in the History of Science - Richard S. Westfall - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9780521292955 - January 27, 1978
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The Construction of Modern Science: Mechanisms and Mechanics - Cambridge Studies in the History of Science

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This introduction to the history of science in the seventeenth century examines the so-called 'scientific revolution' in terms of the interplay between the Platonic-Pythagorean tradition, which look on nature in geometric terms, and the mechanical philosophy which conceived of nature as a huge machine.


190 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released January 27, 1978
ISBN13 9780521292955
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 190
Dimensions 230 × 154 × 13 mm   ·   294 g
Language English  
Series Editor Basalla, George
Series Editor Hannaway, Owen

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