Principia philosophiae
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Principia philosophiae
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English:
Title page of
Renati Des-Cartes Principia philosophiae.
Amstelodami : Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, MDCXLIV [1644]
Descartes was arguably the most influential natural philosopher of the Scientific Revolution. His work was central to the mechanical turn in science in which contact forces replaced Aristotelian causes as the basis for explanation.
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1644
date QS:P571,+1644-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Image downloaded with permission from the Science History Institute, as part of the
Wikipedian in Residence
initiative.
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Science History Institute
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Public domain
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The author died in 1650, so this work is in the
public domain
in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the
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is the author's
life plus 100 years or fewer
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This work is in the
public domain
in the
United States
because it was
published
(or registered with the
U.S. Copyright Office
) before January 1, 1929.
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