Much ado about nothing: theories of space and vacuum from the middle ages to the scientific revolution
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521061926
Date de publication :
15 mai 2008
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,4 cm
Poids :
660 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The primary objective of this study is to provide a description of the major ideas about void space within and beyond the world that were formulated between the fourteenth and early eighteenth centuries. The second part of the book - on infinite, extracosmic void space - is of special significance.