Descartes and the hyperbolic quest
Subtitle: lens making machines and their significance in the seventeenth century
By: D. Graham Burnett.
Series: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society,; v. 95, pt. 3
Publisher: American Philosophical Society; Brand: Amer Philosophical Society; Amer Philosophical Society
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780871699534
Subjects: Descartes, René, 1596-1650 -- Knowledge -- Science.; Lenses -- History -- 17th century.; Telescopes -- History -- 17th century.; Conic sections.; Conics, Spherical.; Refractions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.