Mathematisation of the Science of Motion and the Birth of Analytical Mechanics : A Historiographical Note

Marco Panza (1)

1 REHSEIS (UMR_7596) - Recherches Epistémologiques et Historiques sur les Sciences Exactes et les Institutions Scientifiques

The notion of mathematisation is distinguished from that of application of mathematics to a natural or social science. This distinction is illustrated by means of the example of the science of motion from Aristotle to the middle of 18th century. The same example will also be used to illustrate another topic, namely when analytical mechanics was born.

Mots clés: Mathematisation; Analytical Mechanics

Domaines: Histoire, Philosophie et Sociologie des sciences

Marco Panza. Mathematisation of the Science of Motion and the Birth of Analytical Mechanics : A Historiographical Note. P. Cerrai, P. Freguglia, C. Pellegrini,. The Application of Mathematics to the Sciences of Nature. Critical moments and Aspects,, Kluwer A. P., Plenum P., New York, pp.253-271, 2002. ⟨halshs-00116699⟩