Natural Philosophy of Galileo: Essays on the Origins and Formation of Classical Mechanics

This Book Tries To Assess Galileo's Work In Its Historical Singularity. It Is Constructed Around A Precise Question: How Did Galileo Create The Modern Science Of Motion? Starting From This Question, I Shall Go On To Determine As Accurately As I Can What Concepts And Methods Helped Classical Mechanics To Take Shape. [preface]. Translated By A. J. Pomerans. Translation Of La Philosophie Naturelle De Galilée. Bibliography: P. [487]-491.