Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Mechanics and the mechanical: some problems of terminology
- 2 ‘Mechanistic’ thought before mechanics?
- 3 Mechanics in the fourth century
- 4 The theory and practice of ancient Greek mechanics
- 5 Ancient Greek mechanics continued: the case of pneumatics
- 6 The philosophical reception of mechanics in antiquity
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Ancient mechanics and the mechanical in the seventeenth century
- Bibliography
- Index of passages
- General index
- References
Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 December 2009
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Mechanics and the mechanical: some problems of terminology
- 2 ‘Mechanistic’ thought before mechanics?
- 3 Mechanics in the fourth century
- 4 The theory and practice of ancient Greek mechanics
- 5 Ancient Greek mechanics continued: the case of pneumatics
- 6 The philosophical reception of mechanics in antiquity
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Ancient mechanics and the mechanical in the seventeenth century
- Bibliography
- Index of passages
- General index
- References
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