Mechanics and natural philosophy before the scientific revolution
By: edited by Walter Roy Laird and Sophie Roux.
Contributors: Laird, Walter Roy, 1950-; Roux, Sophie.
Series: Boston studies in the philosophy of science -- v. 254
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Dordrecht; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9781402059667
Subjects: Mechanics -- History.; Science, Ancient.; Science, Medieval.; Science, Renaissance.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-296) and index.
Table of contents: title: Ancient and medieval mechanics; title: The reappropriation and transformation of ancient mechanics; title: Mechanics in new contexts.