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This book presents new insights into Leibniz's research on
planetary theory and his system of pre-established harmony.
Although some aspects of this theory have been explored in the
literature, others are less well known. In particular, the book
offers new contributions on the connection between the planetary
theory and the theory of gravitation. It also provides an in-depth
discussion of Kepler's influence on Leibniz's planetary theory and
more generally, on Leibniz's concept of pre-established harmony.
Three initial chapters presenting the mathematical and physical
details of Leibniz's works provide a frame of reference. The book
then goes on to discuss research on Leibniz's conception of gravity
and the connection between Leibniz and Kepler.
This book presents new insights into Leibniz's research on
planetary theory and his system of pre-established harmony.
Although some aspects of this theory have been explored in the
literature, others are less well known. In particular, the book
offers new contributions on the connection between the planetary
theory and the theory of gravitation. It also provides an in-depth
discussion of Kepler's influence on Leibniz's planetary theory and
more generally, on Leibniz's concept of pre-established harmony.
Three initial chapters presenting the mathematical and physical
details of Leibniz's works provide a frame of reference. The book
then goes on to discuss research on Leibniz's conception of gravity
and the connection between Leibniz and Kepler.
This volume addresses the history and epistemology of early modern
cosmology. The authors reconstruct the development of cosmological
ideas in the age of 'scientific revolution' from Copernicus to
Leibniz, taking into account the growth of a unified
celestial-and-terrestrial mechanics. The volume investigates how,
in the rise of the new science, cosmology displayed deep and
multifaceted interrelations between scientific notions (stemming
from mechanics, mathematics, geometry, astronomy) and philosophical
concepts. These were employed to frame a general picture of the
universe, as well as to criticize and interpret scientific notions
and observational data. This interdisciplinary work reconstructs a
conceptual web pervaded by various intellectual attitudes and
drives. It presents an historical-epistemological unified itinerary
which includes Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Descartes, Huygens,
Newton and Leibniz. For each of the scientists and philosophers, a
presentation and commentary is made of their cosmological views,
and where relevant, outlines of their most relevant physical
concepts are given. Furthermore, the authors highlight the
philosophical and epistemological implications of their scientific
works. This work is helpful both as a synthetic overview of early
modern cosmology, and an analytical exposition of the elements that
were intertwined in early-modern cosmology. This book addresses
historians, philosophers, and scientists and can also be used as a
research source book by post-graduate students in epistemology,
history of science and history of philosophy.
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