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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Luca GuzzardiPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2020 Volume: 60 Weight: 0.500kg ISBN: 9783030520922ISBN 10: 3030520927 Pages: 198 Publication Date: 01 September 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIn the holy temples of mathematics.- God’s in his heaven, all’s right with the world.- The others.- The Book of Genesis.- The other labyrinth.- Touching infinity.- CONCLUDING REMARKS. The will to unify, the force of plurality.ReviewsGuzzardi's book is an erudite and absorbing account of Boscovich's scientific career and thought. The book documents in impressive detail Boscovich's 'powerful mix of (meta)physical speculation and mathematics' as it emerged in the religious and intellectual setting of his time. ... The book is also informative about the work over the past several decades of other historians of science who have contributed to Boscovich studies. (Craig G. Fraser, Mathematical Reviews, December, 2021) This text has to be considered a good and original contribution to the history of science. ... I have offered a detailed synthesis of this book because it represents an example of a remarkable piece of history and philosophy of science ... . (Paolo Bussotti, zbMATH 1490.01002, 2022) Guzzardi's book is an erudite and absorbing account of Boscovich's scientific career and thought. The book documents in impressive detail Boscovich's 'powerful mix of (meta)physical speculation and mathematics' as it emerged in the religious and intellectual setting of his time. ... The book is also informative about the work over the past several decades of other historians of science who have contributed to Boscovich studies. (Craig G. Fraser, Mathematical Reviews, December, 2021) Author InformationLuca Guzzardi is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Milan, Italy. His main interests are in the integrated history and philosophy of science. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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