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| Autore principale: | Jesseph, Douglas M.
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| Titolo: | Squaring the circle : the war between Hobbes and Wallis / Douglas M. Jesseph. |
| Pubblicazione: | Chicago : The University of Chicago press, 1999. |
| Descrizione fisica: | XIV, 419 p. ; 23 cm |
| Serie: | Science and its conceptual foundations |
| Contiene: | Indice: Preface. List of abbreviations. 1. The mathematical career of the monster of Malmesbury 2. The reform of mathematics and of the universities: ideological origins of the dispute 3. De corpore and the mathematics of materialism 4. Disputed foundations: Hobbes vs. Wallis on the philosophy of mathematics 5. The modern anlytics and the nature of demonstration 6. The demise of Hobbesian geometry 7. The religion, rhetoric and politics of Mr Hobbes and Dr. Wallis 8. Persistence in error: why was Hobbes so resolutely wrong?. Appendix: Selections from Hobbes's mathematical writings. References. Index |
| Note galileane: | Per Galilei vedi, in particolare: 3.4.1. Galileo, Hobbes, and chapter 16 of De corpore, p. 104-112; 5.2.4. Hobbes, method, and the School of Padua, p. 237-239 |
| Visionato in: | IMSS |
| ISBN: | 0226399001 |
| Altri autori: | Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.
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| Discipline: | Matematica--Persone. |
| Persone: | Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679. Wallis, John, 1616-1703. |
| Keyword: | Testi e Carteggi--Matematica. |
| Sudd. cronologiche: | Secolo XVII. |
| Collocazione: | LS 13406 |
| Nota di esemplare: | Mostra nota di esemplare |
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