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Mathematics and its Applications to Science and Natural Philosophy in the Middle Ages: Essays in Honour of Marshall Clagett
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Mathematics and its Applications to Science and Natural Philosophy in the Middle Ages: Essays in Honour of Marshall Clagett
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Edward Grant
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Edited by John Emery Murdoch
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:352 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | History of mathematics
History of science |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521141949
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| Classifications | Dewey:510.902 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
1 April 2010 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Originally published in 1987, this important synthesis represented the first effort by modern scholars to convey the variety of ways in which medieval scientists and natural philosophers used mathematics and mathematical modes of thought to describe natural phenomena. Eleven distinguished historians of science contributed original essays on the application of mathematics to natural philosophy, astronomy, cosmology, optics and medicine. The book is a fitting tribute to Professor Marshall Clagett of The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, for his significant contributions to the history of medieval science.
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