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Mechanics in Sixteenth-Century Italy: Selections from Tartaglia, Benedetti, Guido Ubaldo, & Galileo

Drake, Stillman; I. E. Drabkin (Translated & Annotated by)

Madison; Milwaukee; London: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. XII, 428, [2]pp. Original pictorial wrappers over grey cloth with gold lettering on spine. Physical science in the 16th century marked the transition from medieval to modern scientific thought; thus its study is crucial to an understanding of intellectual history. This remarkable anthology of treatises on mechanics illuminates some important conceptual developments during that period. Wrappers, binding and interior in overall very good condition. vg. Item #31394

Price: $50.00