The New (so-called) Magdeburg Experiments : Translation and Introduction by Margaret G.F. Ames (International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives internationales d'histoire des idées)

The New (so-called) Magdeburg Experiments : Translation and Introduction by Margaret G.F. Ames (International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives internationales d'histoire des idées)

Editorial Reviews
Book Description
Otto von Guericke has been called a neglected genius, overlooked by most modern scholars, scientists, and laymen. He wrote his Experimenta Nova in the seventeenth century in Latin, a dead language for the most part inaccessible to contemporary scientists. Thus isolated by the remoteness of his time and his means of communication, von Guericke has for many years been denied the recognition he deserves in the English speaking world. Indeed, the century in which he lived witnessed the invention of six important and valuable scientific instruments -- the microscope, the telescope, the pendulum clock, the barometer, the thermometer, and the air pump. Von Guericke was associated with the development of the last three of these; he also experimented with a rudimentary electric machine. Thus his Experimenta Nova was an important work, heralding the emerging empiricism of seventeenth century science, and merits this first English translation of von Guericke's magnus opus.

Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Latin

The New (so-called) Magdeburg Experiments: Translation and Introduction by Margaret G.F. Ames (International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives internationales d'histoire des idées),Otto von Guericke ,Springer,0792323998,Astronomy,Astronomy - General,Early works to 1800,History & Surveys - Modern,History & Theory - General,History Of Astronomy,History Of Physics,Magdeburg experiments,Philosophy,Physical sciences,Pneumatics,Science/Mathematics,Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present,Philosophy / Modern,Topics in philosophy

Buy Best Books:

1. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics 1996 (Ictam Proceedings of the International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics)
2. The Physics of Interstellar Dust (Series in Astronomy and Astrophysics)
3. The Seasons (Picture Science)
4. The Solar System (2nd Edition)
5. Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, Volume XXIIIB (International Astronomical Union Transactions)
6. Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, Volume XXIIB (International Astronomical Union Transactions)
7. Vistas for Geodesy in the New Millennium (International Association of Geodesy Symposia)
8. Weather Radar Networking (Cost 73 Project) Final Report : Edited for the COST 73 Management Committee
9. White Dwarfs: Advances in Observation and Theory (NATO Science Series C:)
10. Windows and Galaxies (Astrophysics and Space Science Library)

Buy Best Books

Recommended Books

1. Architecture + Film II
2. Furry Logic: A Guide to Life's Little Challenges
3. Fraud Examination
4. Lean Six Sigma for Service : How to Use Lean Speed and Six Sigma Quality to Improve Services and Tra
5. Economic and Social Rights Under the Eu Charter of Fundamental Rights: A Legal Perspective
6. Control Theory in the Practice of Reality Therapy: Case Studies
7. Engineering Risk Analysis of Water Pollution: Probabilities and Fuzzy Sets
8. Ivanhoe
9. Half-Life : A Novel
10. Faith And Reason In Islam
11. Comic Character Timepieces: Seven Decades of Memories
12. Iamblichus: De Mysteriis
13. Frederick the Great's Army
14. Environmental Challenges in the Mediterranean 2000-2050
15. Fodor's Healthy Escapes, 8th Edition : 288 Spas, Resorts, and Retreats Where You Can Relax, Recharge