Early Physics and Astronomy: A Historical IntroductionMacDonald and Janes, 1974 - 413 oldal |
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... traditional catapults . The problem of the moving force of a missile could be tackled in several ways . First , the traditional Aristotelian theory assumed that the force acting on the projectile comes directly from the surrounding air ...
... traditional catapults . The problem of the moving force of a missile could be tackled in several ways . First , the traditional Aristotelian theory assumed that the force acting on the projectile comes directly from the surrounding air ...
279. oldal
... traditional scheme of Antiquity as the supremely creative period , the Middle Ages as a dark interlude when nothing happened , and the Renaissance as a re - birth of the outlook of Antiquity . In fact , it is dubious whether such a ...
... traditional scheme of Antiquity as the supremely creative period , the Middle Ages as a dark interlude when nothing happened , and the Renaissance as a re - birth of the outlook of Antiquity . In fact , it is dubious whether such a ...
295. oldal
... traditional astronomy over a wide front can be dis- cerned . The pioneer figure in the field was the Austrian astronomer George Peurbach ( 1423–1462 ) , who in many ways is typical of this period of transition . He was a protégé of the ...
... traditional astronomy over a wide front can be dis- cerned . The pioneer figure in the field was the Austrian astronomer George Peurbach ( 1423–1462 ) , who in many ways is typical of this period of transition . He was a protégé of the ...
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