Descartes and the Hyperbolic Quest : Lens Making Machines and Their Significance in the Seventeenth Century Transactions, American Philosophical Society (vol. 95, Part 3)
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0871699532
ISBN-13
9780871699534
Publisher
American Philosophical Society Press
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American Philosophical Society Press
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GB
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GB
Publication Date
Jan 1st, 2005
Print length
152 Pages
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Astronomy, space & timeAstronomy, space and time
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In 1629, the natural philosopher René Descartes enticed a young artisan to undertake a secretive project, one that promised to revolutionize early modern astronomy. Descartes believed he had conceived a new kind of telescope lens, shaped by the light of reason itself, & surpassing anything ever to come from the hands of the glass-working craftsmen of the era. These novel lenses would never be touched by human hands -- they would be cut by an elaborate machine, a self-regulating & automatic device. This study traces the inception, development, & finally the collapse of this ambitious enterprise, which absorbed the energies & attentions of a broad range of 17th-century savants, including Huygens, Wren, Hevelius, Hooke, & even Newton. Illus.
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