The Problem of the Motion of Bodies : (Record no. 9180)
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| fixed length control field | 01873cam a22002415i 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 140630s2014 gw |||| o |||| 0|eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9783319048406 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR | |
| Author | Capecchi, Danilo, |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Problem of the Motion of Bodies : |
| Remainder of title | A Historical View of the Development of Classical Mechanics / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | by Danilo Capecchi. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. 2014. |
| 300 ## - COLLATION | |
| Pagination | 1 online resource (XII, 554 pages 83 illustrations) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | This book focuses on the way in which the problem of the motion of bodies has been viewed and approached over the course of human history. It is not another traditional history of mechanics but rather aims to enable the reader to fully understand the deeper ideas that inspired men, first in attempting to understand the mechanisms of motion and then in formulating theories with predictive as well as explanatory value. Given this objective, certain parts of the history of mechanics are neglected, such as fluid mechanics, statics, and astronomy after Newton. On the other hand, due attention is paid, for example, to the history of thermodynamics, which has its own particular point of view on motion. Inspired in part by historical epistemology, the book examines the various views and theories of a given historical period (synchronic analysis) and then makes comparisons between different periods (diachronic analysis). In each period, one or two of the most meaningful contributions are selected for particular attention, instead of presenting a long inventory of scientific achievements. |
| 650 #0 - TRACINGS | |
| Main Subject | Mechanical engineering. |
| 650 #0 - TRACINGS | |
| Main Subject | Mechanics, Applied. |
| 650 #0 - TRACINGS | |
| Main Subject | Mechanics. |
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| Main Subject | Physics. |
| 650 14 - TRACINGS | |
| Main Subject | Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. |
| 650 24 - TRACINGS | |
| Main Subject | History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics. |
| 650 24 - TRACINGS | |
| Main Subject | Mechanical Engineering. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Item type | Books |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 620.1 |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Not for loan | Permanent location | Current location | Date acquired | Barcode. | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Main LIbrary | Main LIbrary | 04/14/2025 | 2025-212053 | Books |