Diagrammatic carriers and the acceptance of Newton's optical theory

DOI10.1007/s11229-017-1356-5zbMath1475.01017OpenAlexW2595278133MaRDI QIDQ2053967

Gábor Áron Zemplén

Publication date: 30 November 2021

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-017-1356-5

zbMATH Keywords

vaguenessopticsburden of proofmathematical idealizationtheory-acceptance

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45) History of mechanics of particles and systems (70-03)

Cites Work

• Dicisigns. Peirce's semiotic doctrine of propositions
• Newton's experimental proofs as eliminative reasoning
• Lenses and waves. Christiaan Huygens and the mathematical science of optics in the seventeenth century.
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