Tartaglia's science of weights and mechanics in the sixteenth century : selections from Quesiti et inventioni diverse: books VII-VIII /: selections from Quesiti et inventioni diverse: books VII-VIII. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rafaele Pisano, Danilo Capecchi.
• Authors: Pisano, Raffaele, 1970-; Capecchi, Danilo
• Contents: Preface by Patricia Radelet-de Grave -- Acknowledgments -- Remarks for the Reader -- Introduction -- PART I ? Biographical Sketches & Science in Context -- 1 Niccolò Tartaglia and the Renaissance Society between Science and Technique. Niccolò Fontana called Tartaglia -- 1.1. Biographical and Scientific Sketches -- 1.2.Tartaglia?s Conceptual Stream in the Renaissance -- 1.3. Physics and Architecture: On Ballistics & Fortifications -- 1.4. On the Opera Archimedis and Archimedis de insidentibus aquae -- 1.5. Contents, Former Pupils and Philological Notes -- 2. Ancient and Modern Statics in the Renaissance. The Background -- 2.1.The scientia de ponderibus in the Middle Ages -- 2.2. Revival during the Age of Humanism -- 2.3. Tartaglia?s Legacy. A Transition between Science of Weights and Modern Statics -- PART II ? History & Historical Epistemology Analyses -- 3The Analysis of Books VII and VIII of Quesiti et inventioni diverse -- A Historical Epistemology Outline on Early Statics in the Books VII and VIII -- 3.1. The Analysis of Book VII (1554) -- 3.2.The Analysis of Book VIII (1554) -- PART III ? Translations & Transcriptions 4. General Considerations -- 4.1. The Quesiti et inventioni diverse (1554) -- 4.2. Philological Notes on Iordani opusculum de ponderositate (1565) -- 4.3. Book VII of Quesiti et inventioni diverse (1554) -- 4.4. Book VIII of Quesiti et inventioni diverse (1554) -- 4.5. The Italian Critical Transcriptions -- 4.6. The Iordani opusculum de ponderositate (1565) -- PART IV ? Circulation of Knowledge & Conclusion -- 5 Foreign Editions of Quesiti et invention diverse. General Considerations -- 5.1. Quesiti Foreign Editions -- 5.2. Bibliographical Notes -- Conclusion -- 6 Conclusion -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Microfilm Tartalea -- Main Quesiti Accounts -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Dordrecht : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (516 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 530.8/1; Physics; Weights and measures -- History; Mechanics -- History; SCIENCE / Energy; SCIENCE / Mechanics / General; SCIENCE / Physics / General; Mechanics; Weights and measures; Mathematics -- History & Philosophy; Technology & Engineering -- Mechanical; History of mathematics; Mechanics of solids; Mechanics, applied; Science -- Physics; History of science; Electronic books; History; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789401797108; 9401797102
• Related ISBNs: 9401797099; 9789401797092
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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