Book 1 Of Witelo S Perspectiva

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Witelonis Perspectivae Liber Quartus Book Iv Of Witelo S Perspectiva

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Author : Carl J. Kelso
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003

Witelonis Perspectivae Liber Quartus Book Iv Of Witelo S Perspectiva written by Carl J. Kelso and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Optics categories.

This work is a critical Latin edition--with an accompanying English translation, commentary and introduction--of Book IV of the Polish philosopher Witelo's Perspectiva . It is part of a series of critical editions of all ten books of the treatise (four have already been completed). Written in the mid-1270's by the Polish scholar Witelo, the Perspectiva was a valued university textbook throughout the later Middle Ages in the study of "liberal arts." It is both a compilation and culmination of ancient and medieval optical theories, such as those of Euclid, Ptolemy, Avicenna and Alhacen. In fact, Witelo's chief sources in Book IV are Alhacen's De aspectibus as well as Euclid's Elements and Optics ( Liber de visu ). Although Witelo adds little to his sources in terms of original thought, this edition, like the previously-edited books of the Perspectiva (i.e., Books 1-3 and 5), shows him to be, if not a brilliant innovator, at least a gifted organizer of thought and more than a mere imitator. Book IV poses several intriguing problems. Take, for example, the opinion of such art historians as Erwin Panofsky and David Summers that Perspectivist thought and even Witelo's own optical account--particularly his treatment of the twenty-two visible intentions in Book IV--was instrumental in the development of Renaissance aesthetics among the likes of Lorenzo Ghiberti and Leonardo da Vinci. After examining Ghiberti's Commentario Terzo and Leonardo's Treatise on Painting in the introduction of this work, it is clear that Book IV's role was more inspirational than specific in the aesthetic writings of Ghiberti and Leonardo. These are among the cardinal issues that provide the critical framework as well as the historical context for this edition. In addition, because of its numerous theoretical and psychological implications, Book IV of Witelo's Perspectiva crosses over several disciplines besides the history of science, including philosophy, psychology and art history (i.e., aesthetics).

Descartes S Theory Of Light And Refraction

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Author : A. Mark Smith
language : en
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
Release Date : 1987

Descartes S Theory Of Light And Refraction written by A. Mark Smith and has been published by American Philosophical Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Mathematics categories.

Contents: (1) Historical Overview; & Descartes's Perspectivist Sources; (2) Analysis of Refraction: Cartesian Light-Theory; & A Critical Evaluation; (3) The Foundations of Perspectivist Optics: Perspectivist Light-Theory; Quantization of Light; & Comparison with Descartes's Theory of Light; (4) The Perspectivist Analysis of Refraction: Physical Model; Physical "Explanation" & The Final Cause; (5) Perspectivist Grounds of the Cartesian Proof: Mathematical Implications; From Cosines to Sines; & Descartes Revisited; (6) Cartesian Light-Theory as a Culmination; Toward a Kinetic Theory of Light; & Epistemological Consequences. App.: The Sine-Law Before Descartes; The Fermat-Descartes Controversy; & Kepler, Descartes & the Anaclastic. Illustrations.

Atti Della Fondazione Giorgio Ronchi Anno Lvi N 1

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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Lucia Ronchi
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Atti Della Fondazione Giorgio Ronchi Anno Lvi N 1 written by and has been published by Lucia Ronchi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.

Studies And Texts

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Author : Nancy G. Siraisi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973

Studies And Texts written by Nancy G. Siraisi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Education, Medieval categories.

A Source Book In Medieval Science

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Author : Edward Grant
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1974

A Source Book In Medieval Science written by Edward Grant and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with History categories.

This Source Book explores a millennium of European scientific thought accompanied by critical commentary and annotation; nearly half the selections appear for the first time in the vernacular. Representing "science" in the medieval sense, selections include alchemy, astrology, logic, and theology as well as mathematics, physics, and biology.

A Source Book In Mathematics 1200 1800

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Author : Dirk Jan Struik
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2014-07-14

A Source Book In Mathematics 1200 1800 written by Dirk Jan Struik and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-14 with Mathematics categories.

These selected mathematical writings cover the years when the foundations were laid for the theory of numbers, analytic geometry, and the calculus. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Seeing Through The Veil

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Author : Suzanne Conklin Akbari
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2004-01-01

Seeing Through The Veil written by Suzanne Conklin Akbari and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with Literary Criticism categories.

During the later Middle Ages, new optical theories were introduced that located the power of sight not in the seeing subject, but in the passive object of vision. This shift had a powerful impact not only on medieval science but also on theories of knowledge, and this changing relationship of vision and knowledge was a crucial element in late medieval religious devotion. In Seeing through the Veil, Suzanne Conklin Akbari examines several late medieval allegories in the context of contemporary paradigm shifts in scientific and philosophical theories of vision. After a survey on the genre of allegory and an overview of medieval optical theories, Akbari delves into more detailed studies of several medieval literary works, including the Roman de la Rose, Dante's Vita Nuova, Convivio, and Commedia, and Chaucer's dream visions and Canterbury Tales. The final chapter, 'Division and Darkness, ' centres on the legacy of allegory in the fifteenth century. Offering a new interdisciplinary, synthetic approach to late medieval intellectual history and to major works within the medieval literary canon, Seeing through the Veil will be an essential resource to the study of medieval literature and culture, as well as philosophy, history of art, and history of science.

Between Tradition And Innovation

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Author : Ad J. Meskens
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-03-29

Between Tradition And Innovation written by Ad J. Meskens and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-29 with Education categories.

This book offers an analysis of the ground breaking mathematical work of Gregorio a San Vicente and his student and shows that the Flemish Jesuit Mathematics School had profound influence on mathematics in the seventeenth century.

De Visione Stellarum

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Author : Dan Burton
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2007

De Visione Stellarum written by Dan Burton and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Science categories.

In this critical edition of Nicole Oresme's 14th-century treatise on atmospheric refraction, Oresme uses optics and infinitesimals to help solve this vexing problem of astronomy, proposing that light travels along a curve through the atmosphere, centuries before Hooke and Newton.

Mathematics And Its Applications To Science And Natural Philosophy In The Middle Ages

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Author : Edward Grant
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1987-08

Mathematics And Its Applications To Science And Natural Philosophy In The Middle Ages written by Edward Grant and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-08 with Science categories.

Eleven distinguished historians of science explore natural philosophy and mathematics in the Middle Ages.