{"product_id":"9783031069659","title":"Homage to Evangelista Torricelli’s Opera Geometrica 1644–2024: Text, Transcription, Commentaries and Selected Essays as New Historical Insights","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHomage to Evangelista Torricelli’s Opera Geometrica 1644–2024: Text, Transcription, Commentaries and Selected Essays as New Historical Insights\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePisano, Raffaele; Dhombres, Jean; Radelet de Grave, Patricia; Bussotti, Paolo\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvangelista Torricelli exemplifies the use the moderns made of the ancients' mathematical methods. Celebrating Evangelista Torricelli's monumental \u003ci\u003eOpera geometrica\u003c\/i\u003e, this book marks 380 years since its publication (1644-2024). This homage to Torricelli introduces the magnificent major work in Mechanics and Mathematics of a brilliant Archimedean–and–Galilean scientist to modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOpera geometrica\u003c\/i\u003e deals with Motion \u0026amp; Mechanics and Geometry \u0026amp; Infinitesimals. \u003ci\u003eIn quibus Archimedis doctrina\u003c\/i\u003e Torricelli also presents his mechanical principle of equilibrium – the foundation of the modern Principle of Virtual Work\/Static.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis outstanding source and research book spotlights the relevance and originality of Torricelli’s Mechanics, and is the first and most profound analysis of the \u003ci\u003eOpera geometrica\u003c\/i\u003e to date. The historical study is achieved in extensive Introduction, 5 Essays and an accurate Transcription of \u003ci\u003eOpera geometrica\u003c\/i\u003e with parallel side–by–side text, including substantive explicative notes. The book is an accessible avenue to understanding this work by leading authorities who offer much-needed insights into the relationship Physics–Mathematics, Mechanics and Fundamentals. It appeals to historians, epistemologists and scientists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2025-03-24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783031069659\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-031-06963-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 279.0cm x210.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 1113.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44806216056972,"sku":"9783031069659","price":197.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031069659.jpg?v=1767141765","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031069659","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}