The genesis of a mediaeval historian
Pierre Duhem and the origins of statics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11725965 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R N D Martin (a 73, Comeragh Road, London, W14 9HS, England, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 119-129 |
| Publication date | 1976-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annals of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-3790 • E-ISSN: 1464-505X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00033797600200181 |
| OpenAlex | W2022807506 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 3 |
Contrary to what might be expected given a religious or other motivation, Pierre Duhem's interest in mediaeval science was the result of his surprise encounter with Jordanus de Nemore while working on Les origines de la statique in the late autumn of 1903. Historical assumptions common among physicists at that time may explain this surprise, which occasioned a frantic search for more mediaeval precursors for Renaissance mechanics. It also raised serious historiographical problems that threatened even his methodological views, until they were resolved in his To save the phenomena of 1908
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Epistemology · Historiography · Literature · Sociology · Surprise · The Renaissance · Classics · Historical and Literary Studies · Historical Philosophy and Science · Historical Studies in Science · History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2009 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |