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An Archimedean Research Theme: The Calculation of the Volume of Cylindrical Groins Read chapter Read first chapter

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Archimedean Science and the Scientific Revolution

Author : Agamenon R. E. Oliveira

Published in: The Genius of Archimedes -- 23 Centuries of Influence on Mathematics, Science and Engineering

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

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According to Richard Westfall (Westfall, 1977) the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century was dominated by two themes: the Platonic-pythagorean tradition “which looked on nature in geometric terms” and mechanical philosophy “which conceived of nature as a huge machine”. This paper is an attempt to study the appropriation of Archimedean science in the Scientific Revolution in Western Europe.

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Title
Archimedean Science and the Scientific Revolution
Author
Agamenon R. E. Oliveira
Copyright Year
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Book
The Genius of Archimedes -- 23 Centuries of Influence on Mathematics, Science and Engineering

Print ISBN: 978-90-481-9090-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-90-481-9091-1

Copyright Year: 2010

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9091-1_28

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