Overview
- Comprehensive coverage of approaches to the problem of the motion of bodies over the course of human history
- Includes numerous original quotations
- Adopts a modern historical approach to the topic
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science (HMMS, volume 25)
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“This is a very interesting volume for all scholars of mechanics interested in the roots of the basic question of their discipline … . the book is surely a very powerful tool for anyone interested in the basics of mechanics when seeking answers to questions on the subject.” (Giuseppe Claudio Rata, Mathematical Reviews, March, 2017)
“This work, part of the ‘History of Mechanism and Machine Science’ series, looks at the development of the physics of motion through six periods: classical-Hellenistic, Middle Ages, early Renaissance, the age of Galileo and Descartes, Newton’s (golden) age, and the 18th century. … a very interesting and illuminating read. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students and researchers/faculty.” (E. Kincanon, Choice, Vol. 52 (6), February, 2015)Authors and Affiliations
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Book Title: The Problem of the Motion of Bodies
Book Subtitle: A Historical View of the Development of Classical Mechanics
Authors: Danilo Capecchi
Series Title: History of Mechanism and Machine Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04840-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-04839-0Published: 11 July 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34363-1Published: 03 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-04840-6Published: 30 June 2014
Series ISSN: 1875-3442
Series E-ISSN: 1875-3426
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 554
Number of Illustrations: 83 b/w illustrations
Topics: Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics