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Physics in Minerva's academy : early to mid-eighteenth-century appropriations of Isaac Newton's natural philosophy at the University of Leiden and in the Dutch Republic at large, 1687-c.1750 / Steffen Ducheyne.
Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2025 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ducheyne, Steffen, author.
- Series:
- History of science and medicine library. Scientific and learned cultures and their institutions ; Volume 37.
- Scientific and Learned Cultures and Their Institutions Series ; Volume 37
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physics--Philosophy.
- Physics.
- Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden--History--18th century.
- Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden.
- Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727. Principia.
- Newton, Isaac.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (478 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, [2025]
- Summary:
- This monograph explains how, in the aftermath of the battle over René Descartes' philosophy, Isaac Newton's natural philosophy fell on fertile ground at the University of Leiden and was used to reform disciplines and provide them with epistemic legitimacy.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9789004716162
- 9004716165
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