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Representing Space in the Scientific Revolution

Name: Representing Space in the Scientific Revolution
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781107624719
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Contributors:

David Marshall Miller

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Philosophy, Science

Book Subcategory:

History & Surveys, Space Science

Book Topic:

Modern, Astronomy

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Release Date:

2016-09-15

ISBN 13:

9781107624719

Weight:

0.75 lbs

Size:

9.00 x 6.00 x 0.53 inches

Pages:

250

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The novel understanding of the physical world that characterized the Scientific Revolution depended on a fundamental shift in the way its protagonists understood and described space. At the beginning of the seventeenth century, spatial phenomena were described in relation to a presupposed central point; by its end, space had become a centerless void in which phenomena could only be described by reference to arbitrary orientations. David Marshall Miller examines both the historical and philosophical aspects of this far-reaching development, including the rejection of the idea of heavenly spheres, the advent of rectilinear inertia, and the theoretical contributions of Copernicus, Gilbert, Kepler, Galileo, Descartes, and Newton. His rich study shows clearly how the centered Aristotelian cosmos became the oriented Newtonian universe, and will be of great interest to students and scholars of the history and philosophy of science.

About the Author
Miller, David Marshall: - David Marshall Miller is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Iowa State University. He has published articles in journals including Philosophy of Science and History of Science.

Representing Space in the Scientific Revolution

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