Isaac Newton on Mathematical Certainty and Method

by Niccolò Guicciardini

Book Overview

Historians of mathematics have devoted considerable attention to Isaac Newton's work on algebra, series, fluxions, quadratures, and geometry. In Isaac Newton on Mathematical Certainty and Method , Niccol? Guicciardini examines a critical aspect of Newton's work that has not been tightly connected to Newton's actual practice: his philosophy of mathematics. Newton aimed to inject certainty into natural philosophy by deploying mathematical reasoning...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262013177
• ISBN13: 9780262013178
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 422 Pages
• Weight: 1.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.2" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher