Concepts of force : a study in the foundations of dynamics / Max Jammer.
Pubblicazione:
Cambridge (Mass.) : Harward University press, 1957.
Descrizione fisica:
VIII, 269 p. ; 22 cm
Contiene:
Indice: 1. The formation of scientific concepts 2. The conception of force in ancient thought 3. The development of the concept of force in Greek science 4. Concepts of force in preclassical mechanics 5. The scientific conceptualization of force: Kepler 6. Force and the rise of classical mechanics 7. The Newtonian concept of force 8. The concept of force in theological interpretations of Newtonian mechanics 9. Dynamism: Leibniz, Boscovich, Kant, Spencer 10. Mechanistic theories of force (gravitation) 11. Modern criticism of the concept of force 12. The concept of force in contemporary science. Index
Note galileane:
MCMULLIN, 4716 "See esp.: Force and the rise of classical mechanics, pp. 94-102"
Martin, Roger. Recensione].