John Keill
John Keill
Mathematics.- Keill (John) Introductio ad veram physicam seu lectiones physicae, quibus accedunt Chr. Hugenii theoremata de vi centrifuga et motu circulari demonstrata, first edition, numerous diagrams, slightly browned, contemporary calf-backed boards, 8vo, Oxford, Sheldonian Theatre, 1702.
⁂ Teaching Newton's principles.
"Judging from the published version of his [Keill's] lectures (Introductio ad veram physicam, Oxford, 1701), many of his demonstrations were mathematical rather than experimental, being based on 'thought experiments' (imagined experiments) rather than real manipulations." - Oxford DNB.
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Mathematics.- Keill (John) Introductio ad veram physicam seu lectiones physicae, quibus accedunt Chr. Hugenii theoremata de vi centrifuga et motu circulari demonstrata, first edition, numerous diagrams, slightly browned, contemporary calf-backed boards, 8vo, Oxford, Sheldonian Theatre, 1702.
⁂ Teaching Newton's principles.
"Judging from the published version of his [Keill's] lectures (Introductio ad veram physicam, Oxford, 1701), many of his demonstrations were mathematical rather than experimental, being based on 'thought experiments' (imagined experiments) rather than real manipulations." - Oxford DNB.
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