P M Rattansi
Biographic Data
| ID | 998404 |
|---|---|
| NAME | P M Rattansi |
| GIVEN NAMES | P M |
| FAMILY NAME | Rattansi |
| SIGNATURE | RATTANSI P M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lecturers in the History and Philosophy of Science, University of Leeds |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 45 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1965 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Robert Fludd and the End of the Renaissance . William H. Huffman
English Almanacs, 1500-1800
The Chemical Philosophy
Allen G. Debus. The Chemical Philosophy: Paracelsian Science and Medicine in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. New York: Science History Publications, 1977. 33 pls.+xv+606 pp. in two volumes. $60. - Volume 32 Issue 4
The intellectual origins of the Royal Society
A few decades ago historical studies of the background to the English scientific movement of the seventeenth century tended to involve discussions of the influence of utilitarian motives in drawing men to the study of nature. At one extreme, the technical needs of the ‘English bourgeoisie’ were said to be of primary importance (1). Other studies made utilitarian considerations part of a constellation of attitudes which supplied a religious motiva…
Newton and the ‘Pipes of Pan’
Newtonian scholars have long been aware of a set of draft Scholia to Propositions IV to IX of Book III of the Principia (2). These were composed in the 1690’s, as part of an unimplemented plan for a second edition of the work. Since they describe supposed anticipations of Newton’s doctrines in the thought of Graeco-Roman antiquity, they have become known as the ‘classical’ Scholia (3). The analogies and parallels drawn in them are so strained, as…
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Science and the Renaissance
Book Reviews Get access Science and the Renaissance : An introduction to the study of the emergence of the sciences in the sixteenth century. By W. P. D. Wightman. Aberdeen University Studies, No. 143–4. (Edinburgh : Oliver & Boyd, for the University of Aberdeen. 1962. Vol. I, pp. xvi + 327, 8 plates. Vol. II, pp. xx + 293. Price 42s each vol.) P. M. Rattansi P. M. Rattansi Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar …
Newton and the ‘Pipes of Pan’
Newtonian scholars have long been aware of a set of draft Scholia to Propositions IV to IX of Book III of the Principia (2). These were composed in the 1690’s, as part of an unimplemented plan for a second edition of the work. Since they describe supposed anticipations of Newton’s doctrines in the thought of Graeco-Roman antiquity, they have become known as the ‘classical’ Scholia (3). The analogies and parallels drawn in them are so strained, as…
Essay Reviews
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Science and the Renaissance
Book Reviews Get access Science and the Renaissance : An introduction to the study of the emergence of the sciences in the sixteenth century. By W. P. D. Wightman. Aberdeen University Studies, No. 143–4. (Edinburgh : Oliver & Boyd, for the University of Aberdeen. 1962. Vol. I, pp. xvi + 327, 8 plates. Vol. II, pp. xx + 293. Price 42s each vol.) P. M. Rattansi P. M. Rattansi Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar …
Newton and the ‘Pipes of Pan’
Newtonian scholars have long been aware of a set of draft Scholia to Propositions IV to IX of Book III of the Principia (2). These were composed in the 1690’s, as part of an unimplemented plan for a second edition of the work. Since they describe supposed anticipations of Newton’s doctrines in the thought of Graeco-Roman antiquity, they have become known as the ‘classical’ Scholia (3). The analogies and parallels drawn in them are so strained, as…
The intellectual origins of the Royal Society
A few decades ago historical studies of the background to the English scientific movement of the seventeenth century tended to involve discussions of the influence of utilitarian motives in drawing men to the study of nature. At one extreme, the technical needs of the ‘English bourgeoisie’ were said to be of primary importance (1). Other studies made utilitarian considerations part of a constellation of attitudes which supplied a religious motiva…
The Chemical Philosophy
Allen G. Debus. The Chemical Philosophy: Paracelsian Science and Medicine in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. New York: Science History Publications, 1977. 33 pls.+xv+606 pp. in two volumes. $60. - Volume 32 Issue 4
English Almanacs, 1500-1800
Robert Fludd and the End of the Renaissance . William H. Huffman
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