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The Historical Epistemology of Mechanics. A foreword by Jürgen Renn Introduction First section: War and Practice Chapter I: Artist-engineers'' Apprenticeship and Galileo Chapter II: Instruments and Machines Chaper III: Galileo''s Private Course on Fortification Second section: Practice and Science Chapter IV: The Knowledge of the Venetian Arsenal Chapter V: Pneumatics, the Thermoscope and the New Atomistic Conception of Heat Third section: The Engineer and the Scientist Chapter VI: Was Galileo an Engineer? Sources: Galileo''s correspondence translated into English (38 letters) References Index of Names
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InhaltsangabeThe Historical Epistemology of Mechanics. A foreword by Jürgen Renn Introduction First section: War and Practice Chapter I: Artist-engineers' Apprenticeship and Galileo Chapter II: Instruments and Machines Chaper III: Galileo's Private Course on Fortification Second section: Practice and Science Chapter IV: The Knowledge of the Venetian Arsenal Chapter V: Pneumatics, the Thermoscope and the New Atomistic Conception of Heat Third section: The Engineer and the Scientist Chapter VI: Was Galileo an Engineer? Sources: Galileo's correspondence translated into English (38 letters) References Index of Names