Problem of the earth's shape from newton to clairaut, the: the rise of mathematical science in eighteenth-century paris and the fall of 'normal' science
Auteur :
Greenberg, John L.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521130998
Date de publication :
11 févr. 2010
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 x 3,9 cm
Poids :
1100 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book investigates, through the particular problem of the question of the Earth's shape, the spread of Newtonian physics in the French scientific community during the eighteenth century. Highly technical, the book lays out a series of mathematical discoveries only rarely analysed by modern Western scholars.