Physico-mathematics and the search for causes in Descartes' optics -- 1619--1637

DOI10.1007/S11229-011-9979-4MaRDI QIDQ375349zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors John A. Schuster

Publication date 30 October 2013

Published in Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-011-9979-4

zbMATH Keywords

Descartes' dioptriqueDescartes' dynamicsDescartes' opticshydrostaticsIsaac Beeckmanlaw of refraction of lightmixed mathematicsphysico-mathematics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45) History of optics and electromagnetic theory (78-03)

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