Introduction to Epistemology of Mechanical Sciences

This book investigates the development of mechanical sciences with a focus on epistemological issues. It examines the precursors and fundamental milestones of Newton's theory of motion, a geometry of motion since Greek antiquity, the influences of Robert Hooke on Newton's studies on the orbital motion of the planets, and finally, the orbital motion model with a central force inversely proportional to the square of the distance to this centre. By looking at the development of mechanics throughout history, especially with a careful look at epistemological issues, the book highlights the multiple relationships that the mechanical sciences build with other sciences, the economy, and the popular culture.

List of contents

1.Introduction.- 2.General Epistemological Issues in the Sciences.- 3.Some Difficulties and Impasses in Current Epistemology.- 4.Mechanics and Copernican Revolution.- 5.Leonardo da Vinci and Mechanics in Renaissance.- 6.Newton & Leibniz and the Science of 17th  Century.- 7.Mechanics during the Enlightenment.- 8.19th Century´s Mechanics and Engineering.- 9.Mechanics in the Present Day.- 10.Conclusions.

Product details

• Authors: Agamenon R E Oliveira, Agamenon R. E. Oliveira, Agamenon R.E. Oliveira
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.12.2024
• EAN: 9783031742835
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3174283-5
• No. of pages: 202
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 15 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 432 g
• Illustrations: X, 202 p. 63 illus., 34 illus. in color.
• Series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Epistemology, History of Science, Philosophie: Epistemologie und Erkenntnistheorie, Machinery and Machine Elements, history of mechanics, Epistemology of Mechanical Sciences, development of mechanical sciences, Philosophy of Mechanics, Critique of Mechanical Theories