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Mathematical Practitioners and the Transformation of Natural Knowledge in Early Modern EuropeHero of Alexandria and Renaissance Mechanics

Mathematical Practitioners and the Transformation of Natural Knowledge in Early Modern Europe:... [The reception in the sixteenth century of the mechanical works of Hero of AlexandriaHero of Alexandria offered an intriguing point of contact between humanists, mathematicians, engineers, and artisans. Although Hero’s most important work, the Mechanics, was unknown in the West, Pappus of Alexandria had included Hero’s theory of the five simple machinesPappus of Alexandria in his Mathematical Collection, whence it was adopted by Guidobaldo del MonteGuidobaldo del Monte and Galileo as an organizing principle of theoretical mechanics. But in addition to the Mechanics, Hero wrote three other mechanical works: the Pneumatica, the Automata, and the Belopoiica, all of which were translated from the Greek and printed in the sixteenth century. Historians have suggested that these works generally encouraged experimental techniques and inspired an interest in mechanical technology.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Mathematical Practitioners and the Transformation of Natural Knowledge in Early Modern EuropeHero of Alexandria and Renaissance Mechanics

Part of the Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Book Series (volume 45)
Editors: Cormack, Lesley B.; Walton, Steven A.; Schuster, John A.
Laird, W. R.
Mathematical Practitioners and the Transformation of Natural Knowledge in Early Modern Europe — Mar 16, 2017
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
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© Springer International Publishing AG 2017
ISBN
978-3-319-49429-6
Pages
149 –165
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-49430-2_8
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[The reception in the sixteenth century of the mechanical works of Hero of AlexandriaHero of Alexandria offered an intriguing point of contact between humanists, mathematicians, engineers, and artisans. Although Hero’s most important work, the Mechanics, was unknown in the West, Pappus of Alexandria had included Hero’s theory of the five simple machinesPappus of Alexandria in his Mathematical Collection, whence it was adopted by Guidobaldo del MonteGuidobaldo del Monte and Galileo as an organizing principle of theoretical mechanics. But in addition to the Mechanics, Hero wrote three other mechanical works: the Pneumatica, the Automata, and the Belopoiica, all of which were translated from the Greek and printed in the sixteenth century. Historians have suggested that these works generally encouraged experimental techniques and inspired an interest in mechanical technology.]

Published: Mar 16, 2017

Keywords: Seventeenth Century; Mechanical Work; Sixteenth Century; Simple Machine; Latin Translation

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