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This scholarly work examines the transformative period of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries when mechanistic philosophy, mixed mathematics, and experimental methods fundamentally reshaped the study of nature. The book argues that modern European science emerged from Hellenistic mathematical traditions, tracing how applied components such as mechanics, optics, harmonics, and astronomy maintained continuous transmission through the Middle Ages rather than experiencing complete interruption. By reinterpreting the intellectual foundations of the scientific revolution, this volume offers fresh insights into how ancient methodologies influenced the development of contemporary scientific inquiry and epistemological frameworks that define modern thought.

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Examines the sixteenth and seventeenth century origins of mechanistic philosophy and its role in shaping modern scientific practice.

Traces the continuous transmission of Hellenistic mathematics and applied mechanics through the Middle Ages into early modern European science.

Explores how optics, harmonics, and astronomy methodologies contributed to the establishment of experimental approaches in natural philosophy.

Part of the History of Mechanism and Machine Science series volume 34, providing scholarly depth on mechanical and scientific development.

Published by Springer, a leading academic publisher specialising in rigorous scientific and engineering scholarship.

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18 July 2017
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04 April 2017

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