Unrolling Time: Christiaan Huygens and the Mathematization of Nature

Yoder, Joella G.

ISBN 10: 052134140X ISBN 13: 9780521341400

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1989

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A case study of the interrelationship between mathematics and physics during the Scientific Revolution. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 half-tones, 25 line diagrams. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Cloth covers, no dj as issued, remains very good. 1989. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # KSG0036981

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A case study of the interrelationship between mathematics and physics during the Scientific Revolution.

Review: "In her account of Huygen's mathematical reasonings, Yoder achieves an admirable combination of clarity and concision with faithfulness to the original. Her book casts a new and clear light on a mid-seventeenth-century phase of the scientific revolution." The Eighteenth Century

"...a significant contribution to scholarship on Huygens and to our understanding of scientific thinking in his time." Choice

"...an enlightening, sometimes surprising account fo the 'beautiful, intricate display of creativity.'" Perceptual and Motor Skills

"...Yoder has written a little gem of modern history of science at its scholarly best...it deserves to be read outside the confines of that discipline." Contemporary Physics

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UNROLLING TIME - CHRISTIAAN HUYGENS AND THE MATHEMATIZATION OF NATURE

YODER JOELLA G

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition, second printing. xi, 238 pp; figs. Original cloth. Near Fine, without dust jacket (as issued). 'This case study examines the interrelationship between mathematics and physics in the work of one of the major figures of the Scientific Revolution, the Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer, Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695). Professor Yoder offers a detailed account of the discoveries that Huygens made at the end of 1659, including the invention of a pendulum clock that theoretically kept absolutely uniform time, and the creation of a mathematical theory of evolutes. She also describes the way that each of these important discoveries arose from the interaction of Huygens' mathematics and physics. A discussion of Huygens' relationship with other scientists and the priority disputes that sometimes motivated his research help place his work in the context of the period. The reception of Huygens' masterpiece, the Horologium Oscillatorium of 1673 and the place of evolutes in the history of mathematics are also analyzed. Finally, the role of Huygens in the rise of applied mathematics is addressed' (Cambridge University Press Web site). Seller Inventory # 15052

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Unrolling Time: Christiaan Huygens and the Mathematization of Nature

Yoder, Joella G.

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, 1989

ISBN 10: 052134140X ISBN 13: 9780521341400

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardcover - full black cloth over boards with gold lettering stamped on spine and on blue badge on front. No DJ. Sewn binding. xi + 238 pages, illustrated with numerous equations, graphs, diagrams, and manuscript facsimiles; extensive end notes, bibliography, index. 1st Edition (1988), 2nd Printing (1990). CONDITION: Book FINE, binding square and tight, pages bright and unmarked; appears unread and as new. Binder's glue on interior of boards has lightly tanned the front and back endpapers. CONTENT: "This case study examines the interrelationship between mathematics and physics in the work of one of the major figures of the Scientific Revolution: the Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer, Christian Huygens (1629-1695). Joella Yoder details the creative interaction that led Huygens to invent a pendulum clock that theoretically beat absolutely uniform time, to measure the constant of gravitational acceleration, to analyze centrifugal force, and to create the mathematical theory of evolutes. In the second half of the book, Dr Yoder places Huygens's work in the context of his time by examining his relationship with other scientists and the priority disputes that sometimes motivated his research. The role of evolutes in the history of mathematics is analyzed; the reception of Huygens's masterpiece, the Horologium Oscillatorium of 1673, is described; and finally, the part that Christian Huygens played in the rise of applied mathematics is addressed." - Publisher. >Guaranteed secure packaging, free tracking, and no-hassle return policy. Seller Inventory # 005394

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