The hydrostatic paradox and the origins of Cartesian dynamics

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 535-572

  Gaukroger, Stephen ^a   Schuster, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

History of mechanics; History of optics; History of statics; Isaac Beeckman; Ren descartes; Scientific revolution; Simon Stevin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036756057     PISSN: 00393681     EISSN: 18792510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-3681(02)00026-2     Document Type: Article

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