Isaac Newton und Seine Physikalischen Principien

Rosenberger, Johann Karl Ferdinand (1845-1899)

Published by Johann Ambrosius Barth (Arthur Meiner), Leipzig, 1895

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22.5 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. vi 536pp. 25 illustraitons. Index. German language text. Bound in green blind-stamped cloth. The corners of the boards are bumped, this also effects the bottom of some of the pages. Front gutter starting. First editions of this work are uncommon. Babson calls it "probably the best general account in German of Newton's discoveries". "In his work on Newton (1895), and especially on the clash between Newtonianism and (Leibnizian) Cartesianism, he shifted his focus from scientific method to the function of authority within the scientific community and sought the personal and cultural factors that give scientists their authority and ability to attract followers. Because Rosenberger could compare the authority of Newton's "right" (but, by 1895, beleaguered) system only to that of Aristotle's "wrong" system, he was led to view scientific "truth" in more relative terms than before." (encyclopedia dot come). Babson 105. Gray 144. Wallis 144. Seller Inventory # 67439

Bibliographic Details

Title: Isaac Newton und Seine Physikalischen ...

Publisher: Johann Ambrosius Barth (Arthur Meiner), Leipzig

Publication Date: 1895

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: First edition.