From the Closed World to the Infinite Universe
Title | From the Closed World to the Infinite Universe PDF eBook |
Author | Alexandre Koyré |
Publisher | BEYOND BOOKS HUB |
Pages | 616 |
Release | 2021-01-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
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From the Closed World to the Infinite Universe by Alexandre Koyré is a profound exploration of the transition in scientific thought from the Middle Ages to the modern era. The book offers a detailed analysis of the philosophical and intellectual shifts that led to the conception of an infinite universe.
From the Closed World to the Infinite Universe
Title | From the Closed World to the Infinite Universe PDF eBook |
Author | Alexandre Koyré |
Publisher | |
Pages | 332 |
Release | 1958 |
Genre | Cosmology |
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From the Closed World to the Infinite Universe. Alexandre Koyré, ...
Title | From the Closed World to the Infinite Universe. Alexandre Koyré, ... PDF eBook |
Author | Alexandre Koyré |
Publisher | |
Pages | 329 |
Release | 1957 |
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The Astronomical Revolution
Title | The Astronomical Revolution PDF eBook |
Author | Alexandre Koyre |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 520 |
Release | 2013-04-15 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1135028346 |
Originally published in English in 1973. This volume traces the development of the revolution which so drastically altered man’s view of the universe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The "astronomical revolution" was accomplished in three stages, each linked with the work of one man. With Copernicus, the sun became the centre of the universe. With Kepler, celestial dynamics replaced the kinematics of circles and spheres used by Copernicus. With Borelli the unification of celestial and terrestrial physics was completed by abandonment of the circle in favour the straight line to infinity.
Galileo Studies
Title | Galileo Studies PDF eBook |
Author | Alexandre Koyré |
Publisher | Harvester Press |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
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Hypotheses and Perspectives in the History and Philosophy of Science
Title | Hypotheses and Perspectives in the History and Philosophy of Science PDF eBook |
Author | Raffaele Pisano |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 497 |
Release | 2017-11-23 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3319617125 |
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of his passing (in 2014), this special book features studies on Alexandre Koyré (1892–1964), one of the most influential historians of science of the 20th century, who re-evaluated prevalent thinking on the history and philosophy of science. In particular, it explores Koyré’s intellectual matrix and heritage within interdisciplinary fields of historical, epistemological and philosophical scientific thought. Koyré is rightly noted as both a versatile historian on the birth and development of modern science and for his interest in philosophical questions on the nature of scientific knowledge. In the 1940s and 1950s his activities in the United States established a crucial bridge between the European historical tradition of science studies and the American academic environments, and an entire generation of historians of science grew up under his direct influence. The book brings together contributions from leading experts in the field, and offers much-needed insights into the subject from historical, nature of science, and philosophical perspectives. It provides an absorbing and revealing read for historians, philosophers and scientists alike.
The Wraparound Universe
Title | The Wraparound Universe PDF eBook |
Author | Jean-Pierre Luminet |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 334 |
Release | 2008-03-21 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 1439864969 |
What shape is the universe? Is it curved and closed in on itself? Is it expanding? Where is it headed? Could space be wrapped around itself, such that it produces ghost images of faraway galaxies? Such are the questions posed by Jean-Pierre Luminet in The Wraparound Universe, which he then addresses in clear and accessible language. An expert in bl