De Visione Stellarum
Download or Read eBook De Visione Stellarum PDF written by Dan Burton and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Dan Burton |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 334 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789004153707 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9004153705 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis De Visione Stellarum by : Dan Burton
Book excerpt: In this critical edition of Nicole Oresme's 14th-century treatise on atmospheric refraction, Oresme uses optics and infinitesimals to help solve this vexing problem of astronomy, proposing that light travels along a curve through the atmosphere, centuries before Hooke and Newton.
