The Scientific Work of Rene Descartes - 1596-1650 (Hardcover)

When originally published in 1952, this book filled a gap in the history of philosophy and science and remains an important work today, because it puts the main mathematical and physical discoveries of Descartes in an accessible form, for the benefit of English readers. Descartes is acknowledged to be the founder of modern mathematics, through his invention of analytical geometry and this volume charts Descartes' role in bringing a unity into algebra and geometry and the development of mathematics into a discipline which could be properly analysed. Carefully paraphrasing the Geometrie, this volume retains much of Descartes' original notation as well as the original diagrams. The volume also discusses the considerable contribution that Descartes made to the physical sciences which involved accurate work in optics, light, sight and colour.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Rene Descartes
Release date:	August 2016
First published:	1976
Authors:	J.F. Scott
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	222
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-69989-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General
LSN:	1-138-69989-6
Barcode:	9781138699892

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