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Six. The Theory of the Elements and the Problem of Their Participation in Compounds
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Preface VII
- Bibliographical Notes and Abbreviations IX
- Introduction 1
- One. The Nature of Motion 21
- Two. Causes, Forces, and Resistance 40
- Three. The Concept of the Function in Fourteenth-Century Physics 61
- Four. The Significance of the Theory of Impetus for Scholastic Natural Philosophy 76
- Five. Galileo and the Scholastic Theory of Impetus 103
- Six. The Theory of the Elements and the Problem of Their Participation in Compounds 124
- Seven. The Achievements of Late Scholastic Natural Philosophy 143
- Index 171
- The Middle Ages 174
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Preface VII
- Bibliographical Notes and Abbreviations IX
- Introduction 1
- One. The Nature of Motion 21
- Two. Causes, Forces, and Resistance 40
- Three. The Concept of the Function in Fourteenth-Century Physics 61
- Four. The Significance of the Theory of Impetus for Scholastic Natural Philosophy 76
- Five. Galileo and the Scholastic Theory of Impetus 103
- Six. The Theory of the Elements and the Problem of Their Participation in Compounds 124
- Seven. The Achievements of Late Scholastic Natural Philosophy 143
- Index 171
- The Middle Ages 174
