Diagrammatic carriers and the acceptance of Newton's optical theory

DOI10.1007/S11229-017-1356-5MaRDI QIDQ2053967zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Gábor Áron Zemplén

Publication date 30 November 2021

Published in Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-017-1356-5

zbMATH Keywords

burden of proofmathematical idealizationopticstheory-acceptancevagueness

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45) History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of mechanics of particles and systems (70-03)

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• Dispersion, experimental apparatus, and the acceptance of the wave theory of light

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