The Newton wars and the beginning of the French Enlightenment /
Shank, John Bennett.
The Newton wars and the beginning of the French Enlightenment / J.B. Shank. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2008. - 1 online resource (xv, 571 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-548) and index.
Newton without newtonianism : French mathematical science in the early eighteenth century -- Sources of Enlightenment Newtonianism : toward a new climate of science in France after 1715 -- Preparing the battlefield : fighting for and against Newton after 1715 -- The invention of French Newtonianism : Maupertuis and Voltaire -- Making the "philosophe" : Voltaire's Newtonianism and the scandal of the lettres philosophiques -- A French culture war : the battle over Newtonianism -- Leibnizianism and the solidification of the French Enlightenment.
A study of public culture, this book digs beneath the surface of the commonplace narratives that link Newton with the Enlightenment to examine the actual historical changes that brought them togather in 18th century time and space. Shank re-examines Newton's status as the father of modern physics and the philosophe movement.
English.
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Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727 --Influence.
Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727.
1700-1799
Science--History--France--18th century.
Enlightenment--France.
Science--Philosophy--History--18th century.
Science--history
Sciences--Histoire--France--18e siècle.
Siècle des Lumières--France.
SCIENCE--History.
Enlightenment.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Science.
Science--Philosophy.
France.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Q127.F8 / S53 2008eb
509.44/09033
The Newton wars and the beginning of the French Enlightenment / J.B. Shank. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2008. - 1 online resource (xv, 571 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-548) and index.
Newton without newtonianism : French mathematical science in the early eighteenth century -- Sources of Enlightenment Newtonianism : toward a new climate of science in France after 1715 -- Preparing the battlefield : fighting for and against Newton after 1715 -- The invention of French Newtonianism : Maupertuis and Voltaire -- Making the "philosophe" : Voltaire's Newtonianism and the scandal of the lettres philosophiques -- A French culture war : the battle over Newtonianism -- Leibnizianism and the solidification of the French Enlightenment.
A study of public culture, this book digs beneath the surface of the commonplace narratives that link Newton with the Enlightenment to examine the actual historical changes that brought them togather in 18th century time and space. Shank re-examines Newton's status as the father of modern physics and the philosophe movement.
English.
9780226749471 (electronic bk.) 0226749479 (electronic bk.) (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper) 1281966452 9781281966452 9786611966454 6611966455
9786611966454
OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com E5573447-71C9-4D26-921A-0C26F8487CF2 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
GBA858760 bnb GBA858760. bnb
Uk Uk
Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727 --Influence.
Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727.
1700-1799
Science--History--France--18th century.
Enlightenment--France.
Science--Philosophy--History--18th century.
Science--history
Sciences--Histoire--France--18e siècle.
Siècle des Lumières--France.
SCIENCE--History.
Enlightenment.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Science.
Science--Philosophy.
France.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Q127.F8 / S53 2008eb
509.44/09033