Mechanics and Natural Philosophy in History

Danilo Capecchi; Giuseppe Ruta

doi:10.3390/encyclopedia2030089

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Mechanics and Natural Philosophy in History

Danilo Capecchi,
Giuseppe Ruta

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Danilo Capecchi: Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Faculty of Architecture, University “La Sapienza”, I-00197 Rome, Italy
Giuseppe Ruta: Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University “La Sapienza”, I-00184 Rome, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia2030089
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 3
pp. 1333 – 1343

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This entry presents a historical view of the meaning attributed to the terms mechanics and natural philosophy, from a hint to ancient Greece, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance to a special focus on the 18th Century, which represents a turning point for the development of modern physics and science in general. Since we are not concerned with the summation of the histories of natural philosophy and mechanics, but only with their interrelations, this makes a detailed description of the two disciplines unnecessary.

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ISSN: 2673-8392 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/encyclopedia

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