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Philosophy 167: Class 9 - Part 1 - Descartes on Galileo: the Lack of Foundations for the Theory in Two New Sciences.
Smith, George E. (George Edwin), 1938-
2014-10-28
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Synopsis: Discusses Descartes' belief that Galileo did not properly establish the foundations for his theory of projectile motion.
Opening line: "All right, let me dig in. I'm gonna start with the Descartes letter to Mersenne on Galileo."
Duration: 17:32 minutes.
Segment: Class 9, Part 1.
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Astronomy--Philosophy.
Philosophy and science.
Astronomy--History.
Mechanics.
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.
Descartes, Rene, 1596-1650.
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