Leibniz-clarke correspondence, the: with extracts from newton's 'principia' and 'optiks'
Auteur :
Alexander, Robert Gavin
Éditeur :
Manchester University Press
ISBN :
9780719006692
Date de publication :
1 mars 1977
Dimensions :
19,8 x 12,9 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
336 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In 1715 the German philosopher Leibniz warned his friend the Princess of Wales of the dangers posed to religion by Newton's ideas. The matter was referred to Newtonian scholar Samuel Clarke and thus began an exchange of papers that became a seminal document in the philosophy of science.