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Ballistics in the Seventeenth Century
A. R. Hall
其他書名
A Study in the Relations of Science and War with Reference Principally to England
出版
Cambridge University Press
, 2009-07-16
主題
History / Europe / Great Britain / General
History / Europe / Renaissance
ISBN
0521116503
9780521116503
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=kS-cPwAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
First published in 1952, this book considers the foundation of the science of ballistics in the seventeenth century as a mathematical interpretation based on exact experimental investigation. The emergence of the theory of projectiles in the seventeenth century represented a significant contribution to the application of science in warfare and is a critical example of early science being directed by utilitarian considerations. Dr Hall here examines the science of ballistics with reference to its underlying mathematical principles, placing it in the context of the social and economic background of the seventeenth century, particularly in England.