Hardcover. No DJ. Text is clean and unmarked. Covers show minor shelf wear. Binding tight, hinges strong. INSCRIBED TO PREVIOUS OWNER AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR (from "the author").

To Save the Phenomena: An Essay on the Idea of Physical Theory from Plato to Galileo

Pierre Duhem

The University of Chicago Press

These selections from Le système du monde, the classic ten-volume history of the physical sciences written by the great French physicist Pierre Duhem (1861-1916), focus on cosmology, Duhem's greatest interest. By reconsidering the work of such Arab and Christian scholars as Averroes, Avicenna, Gregory of Rimini, Albert of Saxony, Nicole Oresme, Duns Scotus, and William of Occam, Duhem demonstrated the sophistication of medieval science and cosmology.

Medieval cosmology: Theories of infinity, place, time, void, and the plurality of worlds

Science & Math

Astronomy & Space Science

University of Chicago Press

Excerpt from Études sur Léonard de Vinci: Les Précurseurs Parisiens de GaliléeConformément à ce principe, le Stagirite veut, à la ﬂèche qui continue de voler après avoir quitté l'arc, appliquer une puissance motrice qui la transporte cette puissance, il la croit trouver en l'air ébranlé; c'est l'air, frappé par la main ou par la machine balistique, qui soutient et entraîne le pro jectile.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Études sur Léonard de Vinci: Les Précurseurs Parisiens de Galilée (Classic Reprint)

Physics

Forgotten Books

Ziel und Struktur der Physikalischen Theorien (Classic Reprint)

Essays in the History and Philosophy of Science (Hackett Classics)

<p>"This volume assembles twelve texts published between 1892 and 1915 . . . . The editors allow one to see the genesis of the ideas of Duhem, philosopher and historian, of the variety of his styles, and sometimes also the limits of his work . . . . A useful index, probably unique in the field of Duhemian studies, completes the book . . . . The English-language public may be assured an exemplary translation and a reliable critical apparatus." --Jean Gayon, <i>Revue d'Histoire des Sciences</i></p>

Politics & Social Sciences

BARKER, Peter

Philosophy

Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.

Essai Sur La Notion de Théorio Physiquo de Platon a Galilée (Classic Reprint) (French Edition)

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