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Paperback. Series: Springerbriefs in History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 118 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 221.
This book presents a recasting of Aristotle’s theory of spatial displacement of inanimate objects. Aristotle’s claim that projectiles are actively carried by the media through which they move (such as air or water) is well known and has drawn the attention of commentators from ancient to modern times. What is lacking, however, is a systematic investigation of the consequences of his suggestion that the medium always acts as the direct instrument of locomotion, be it natural or forced, while original movers (e.g. stone throwers, catapults, bowstrings) act indirectly by impressing moving force into the medium. Filling this gap and guided by ... Read more
This book presents a recasting of Aristotle’s theory of spatial displacement of inanimate objects. Aristotle’s claim that projectiles are actively carried by the media through which they move (such as air or water) is well known and has drawn the attention of commentators from ancient to modern times. What is lacking, however, is a systematic investigation of the consequences of his suggestion that the medium always acts as the direct instrument of locomotion, be it natural or forced, while original movers (e.g. stone throwers, catapults, bowstrings) act indirectly by impressing moving force into the medium. Filling this gap and guided by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
118
Condition
New
Series
Springerbriefs in History of Science and Technology
Number of Pages
118
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319212623
SKU
V9783319212623
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Ref
99-15
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