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245 00 a| Leibnizh| [electronic resource] :b| publications on natural philosophy /c| edited by Richard T. W. Arthur ; translations by Jeffery K. McDonough [and 4 others] ; (with Roger Woolhouse) and Tzuchien Tho.;

260 a| Oxford ;a| New York :b| Oxford University Press,c| 2023.;

300 a| xvii, 230 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

490 1 a| Leibniz from Oxford;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "This is the first volume compiling English translations of Leibniz's journal articles on natural philosophy, presenting a selection of 26 articles, only three of which have appeared before in English translation. It also includes in full Leibniz's public controversies with De Catelan, Papin, and Hartsoeker. The articles include work in optics, on the fracture strength of materials, and on motion in a resisting medium, and Leibniz's pioneering applications of his calculus to these issues by construing them as mini-max and inverse tangent problems. Other topics covered by the articles include: criticisms of the Cartesian estimate of motive force and Leibniz's proposal of a different way of estimating force to replace it; a proposed theory of celestial motions and gravitation, and derivation of the inverse square law; challenge problems concerning the isochronous curve and the catenary; a sample of work on gaming theory; and Leibniz's critique of atomism"--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

546 a| Introduction in English; Original texts translated from the German.;

600 10 a| Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm,c| Freiherr von,d| 1646-1716.=| ^A22924;

650 0 a| Physicsv| Early works to 1800.=| ^A475619;

650 0 a| Philosophy of naturev| Early works to 1800.=| ^A481490;

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700 1 a| Woolhouse, R. S.=| ^A27783;

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Leibniz publications on natural philosophy / edited by Richard T. W. Arthur ; translations by Jeffery K. McDonough [and 4 others] ; (with Roger Woolhouse) and Tzuchien Tho.

Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Description	xvii, 230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716. Physics--Early works to 1800. Philosophy of nature--Early works to 1800.

Other author/creator	Arthur, Richard, 1950-
Other author/creator	McDonough, Jeffery K.
Other author/creator	Woolhouse, R. S.
Included Work	Container of (expression): Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716. Works. Selections. English. (Arthur). 2023.
Series	Leibniz from Oxford Leibniz from Oxford. UNAUTHORIZED
Abstract	"This is the first volume compiling English translations of Leibniz's journal articles on natural philosophy, presenting a selection of 26 articles, only three of which have appeared before in English translation. It also includes in full Leibniz's public controversies with De Catelan, Papin, and Hartsoeker. The articles include work in optics, on the fracture strength of materials, and on motion in a resisting medium, and Leibniz's pioneering applications of his calculus to these issues by construing them as mini-max and inverse tangent problems. Other topics covered by the articles include: criticisms of the Cartesian estimate of motive force and Leibniz's proposal of a different way of estimating force to replace it; a proposed theory of celestial motions and gravitation, and derivation of the inverse square law; challenge problems concerning the isochronous curve and the catenary; a sample of work on gaming theory; and Leibniz's critique of atomism"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Language	Introduction in English; Original texts translated from the German.
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2023931429
ISBN	0192843532 (hardcover)
ISBN	9780192843531 (hardcover)

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