From τὰ φυσικά (ta physika) to physics

July 17, 2024 5:48 AM

From τὰ φυσικά (ta physika) to physics – In popular histories of science in Europe the history of physics is all too often presented roughly as follows, in antiquity there was Aristotle, whose writings also dominated the Middle Ages, until Galileo came along and dethroned him, following which Newton created modern physics ... In this [series] of blog posts, I shall be taking a much more detailed look at how modern physics emerged during the early modern period and the scholars who were behind that emergence...

Part XXV, not yet linked in the table of contents.

posted by Wolfdog (4 comments total)

The fact that the Oxford Calculators are the 22nd entry on the list shows how detailed this series is. On par with HOPWAG for this particular topic. Thanks for posting!
posted by kmt at 6:16 AM on July 17

neat! along these lines, i also recommend René Dugas' History of Mechanics [internet archive]
posted by HearHere at 7:28 AM on July 17

Looks so cool, now if I can find some time to read some of it. Right up my alley.
posted by teece303 at 8:56 AM on July 17

I look forward to reading this one!

Covering similar material (though with a rather different writing style) is The Great Ptolemaic Smackdown, a series of blog posts about the transition from geocentrism to heliocentrism.
posted by Johnny Assay at 4:06 AM on July 18