’s Gravesande on the Application of Mathematics in Physics and Philosophy

Willem Jacob ’s Gravesande (1688–1742) is widely remembered as a leading advocate of Isaac Newton’s (1643–1727) work. In the first half of the eighteenth century, ’s Gravesande was arguably Europe’s most important proponent of what would become known as Newtonian physics. ’s Gravesande himself minim...

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Main Author: Jip van Besouw
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: E-theca OnLineOpenAccess Edizioni 2017-06-01
Series:Noctua
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.14640/NoctuaIV2