Burchard de Volder and the age of the scientific revolution / Andrea Strazzoni.
Pubblicazione:
Cham : Springer, c2019.
Descrizione fisica:
XXV, 734 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Serie:
Studies in history and philosophy of science, 0929-6425 ; 51
Contiene:
Indice: 1. Introduction 2. The life and the works of Burchard de Volder 3. De Volder's views on metaphysics and on the method of natural philosophy 4. The principles of natural philosophy 5. The theory of hydrostatics and pneumatics 6. Cosmology anf theory of weight. Appendix: Burchard de Volder's Experimenta philosophica naturalia (1676-1677). Bibliography. Index of manuscript. Name index