RUNNING DETAILS ON THE TWO MOVEMENTS IN THE INTELLECTUAL HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND IDEAS

TitleRUNNING DETAILS ON THE TWO MOVEMENTS IN THE INTELLECTUAL HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND IDEAS
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsPisano, R
JournalJournal of Baltic Science Education
Volume15
Issue6
Start Page660–661
PaginationContinuous
Date PublishedDecember/2016
Type of ArticleEditorial
ISSN1648-3898
Other NumbersICID: 1226650
Keywordshistory of science, medieval theory, planetary movements, science education
Abstract

A long tradition concerning the causes of the planetary movements existed as to the movements on the earth: the so called problem de motu locali. Starting from late middle Ages many criticisms were carried out against the Aristotelian doctrine of natural and violent motions. A well accredited and historically coherent theory to explain the movement and the change of movement was the medieval theory of impetus substantially developed by Jean Buridan (ca. 1300–ca. 1360) and by Nicolas d’Oresme (1320? 1325?–1382) on the basis of ideas that came back to John Philoponus (490–570).

URLhttp://oaji.net/articles/2016/987-1482502576.pdf
DOI10.33225/jbse/16.15.660
Refereed DesignationRefereed
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