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THE BIRTH OF PHYSICS
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| By: |
Michel Serres, David Webb, Jack Hawkes (Trans) |
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Hardback |
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£45.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1903083044 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781903083048 |
| Publisher: |
CLINAMEN PRESS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 2000 |
| Series: |
Philosophy of Science |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Translated from: |
French |
| Synopsis: |
This work focuses on the largest text from the Ancient Greek Atomists - Lucretius' "De Rerum Natura" - and mobilizes knowledge about the related scientific work of the time (Archimedes, Epicurus et al) in order to demand a complete reappraisal of the legacy. Serres argues that the Greeks had all the mathematical resources to formulate an adequate picture of the physical principles acting on matter. Crucial to his reconception of the Atomists' thought is a recognition that their model of atomic matter is essentially a fluid one - they are describing the actions of turbulence. Recognition of this fact throws in relief the force of this ancient thought with respect to the disciplines of chaos and complexity. It explains the continuing presence of Lucretius in the work of such scientific giants as Nobel Laureates Schroedinger and Prigogine. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Clinamen Press Ltd |
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Non-returnable |
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