Reasoning With the Infinite: from the Closed World to the Mathematical Universe Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Reasoning With the Infinite: from the Closed World to the Mathematical Universe Book

Until the Scientific Revolution, the nature and motions of heavenly objects were mysterious and unpredictable. The Scientific Revolution was revolutionary in part because it saw the advent of many mathematical toolsâ??chief among them the calculusâ??that natural philosophers could use to explain and predict these cosmic motions. Michel Blay traces the origins of this mathematization of the world, from Galileo to Newton and Laplace, and considers the profound philosophical consequences of submitting the infinite to rational analysis."One of Michael Blay's many fine achievements in Reasoning with the Infinite is to make us realize how velocity, and later instantaneous velocity, came to play a vital part in the development of a rigorous mathematical science of motion."â??Margaret Wertheim, New ScientistRead More

from£N/A | RRP: £13.00
* Excludes Voucher Code Discount Also available Used from £N/A
  • 0226058352
  • 9780226058351
  • M Blay
  • 10 December 1999
  • Chicago University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 226
  • New edition
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. If you click through any of the links below and make a purchase we may earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Click here to learn more.

Would you like your name to appear with the review?

We will post your book review within a day or so as long as it meets our guidelines and terms and conditions. All reviews submitted become the licensed property of www.find-book.co.uk as written in our terms and conditions. None of your personal details will be passed on to any other third party.

All form fields are required.