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2 In Pursuit of the Curve

© 2005 The American Philosophical Society Press

© 2005 The American Philosophical Society Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents V
  3. Figures VII
  4. Introduction 1
  5. 1 Lens Making in the Seventeenth Century: The Machine in Context 5
  6. 2 In Pursuit of the Curve 41
  7. 3 A Twin Legacy: Hyperbolic Lenses and Mechanical Makers 71
  8. Conclusion: Doubting Artisans and Hyberbolic Doubt 123
  9. Acknowledgments 133
  10. Bibliography 135
  11. Index 145
Descartes and the Hyperbolic Quest
This chapter is in the book Descartes and the Hyperbolic Quest
https://doi.org/10.70249/9780871692771-004

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents V
  3. Figures VII
  4. Introduction 1
  5. 1 Lens Making in the Seventeenth Century: The Machine in Context 5
  6. 2 In Pursuit of the Curve 41
  7. 3 A Twin Legacy: Hyperbolic Lenses and Mechanical Makers 71
  8. Conclusion: Doubting Artisans and Hyberbolic Doubt 123
  9. Acknowledgments 133
  10. Bibliography 135
  11. Index 145
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