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Mathematics and its Applications to Science and Natural Philosophy in the Middle Ages

Essays in Honour of Marshall Clagett

Edward Grant editor John Emery Murdoch editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:1st Apr '10

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Eleven distinguished historians of science explore natural philosophy and mathematics in the Middle Ages.

Originally published in 1987, this important synthesis represents 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.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.

ISBN: 9780521141949

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm

Weight: 520g

352 pages