Mathematics and the Medieval Ancestry of Physics
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Mathematics and the Medieval Ancestry of Physics

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Mathematics and the Medieval Ancestry of Physics

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The central theme of this volume lies in the medieval consciousness of mathematics, and the variety of strategies adopted to apply it in other areas, notably natural philosophy. In diachromic terms, Dr Molland considers ways in which ancient mathematics (particularly geometry) was assimilated in the Middle Ages, and how it was radically transformed in the 17th century, especially by Descartes. A pervasive concern is with ideas of scientific progress: the author argues that medieval commentatorial and disputational modes encouraged probing attitudes to existing knowledge, aimed at deepening individual understanding, rather than more aggressive endeavours to advance public knowledge characteristic of later periods. What brought about this change is the subject of several studies here; others form more specifically on individual scholars, in particular the important figure of Roger Bacon.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9780860784708
eBook ISBN
9781040246801
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
World History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series
  3. Half Title
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. I An examination of Bradwardineā€™s geometry
  9. II Campanus and Eudoxus; or, trouble with texts and quantifiers
  10. III Shifting the foundations: Descartesā€™s transformation of ancient geometry
  11. IV Implicit versus explicit geometrical methodologies: the case of construction
  12. V The geometrical background to the ā€˜Merton Schoolā€™
  13. VI Richard Swineshead and continuously varying quantities
  14. VII John Dumbleton and the status of geometrical optics
  15. VIII Cornelius Agrippaā€™s mathematical magic
  16. IX Ancestors of physics
  17. X Colonizing the world for mathematics: the diversity of medieval strategies
  18. XI Roger Bacon as magician
  19. XII Nicole Oresme and scientific progress
  20. XIII Medieval ideas of scientific progress
  21. XIV Mathematics in the thought of Albertus Magnus
  22. XV The atomisation of motion: a facet of the scientific revolution
  23. XVI Continuity and measure in medieval natural philosophy
  24. XVII The Oresmian style: semi-mathematical, semi-holistic
  25. Index