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De Gandt Force and Geometry in Newton's Principia
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E-Book, Englisch, Band 312, 312 Seiten
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
ISBN: 978-1-4008-6412-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
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Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
Translator's Introduction
Preface
Conventions and Abbreviations
Preamble 3
Ch. I The De motu of 1684 10
The Elements of Newton's Solution 10
Ch. II Aspects of Force before the Principia 58
The Diffusion of the Solar Virtue: Kepler and the Calculation of Forces 63
Weight and Acceleration: Force and Time in the Galilean Tradition 85
Gravity and Centrifugal Force: The Analysis of Effort in the Cartesian Tradition 117
Newton and Circular Motion before the Principia 139
Ch. III The Mathematical Methods 159
Indivisibles or Ultimate Ratios? 159
The Methods of Indivisibles 168
Motion in Geometry: The Kinematics of Curves and the Method of Fluxions 202
The Methods of the Principia (1): Ultimate Ratios and Finite Witnesses 221
The Methods of the Principia (2): The Inverse Problem and the Emergence of a New Style 244
Conclusions 265
Notes 273
Bibliography 287
Index 295
