On the Contested Expanding Rôle of Applied Mathematics from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment
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Wed 15 Sep, 10:30 - 12:00, Sala Conferenze Centro De Giorgi
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The Role of Formal Analogies in the Mathematization of Science
speaker: Yves Gingras (Université du Québec à Montréal)abstract: Formal analogies constitute a powerful tool in the development of physics, particularly since the end of the 19th century. In this talk we will begin with a classification of the diferent kinds of analogies used in science over the period 1665-1780 --using papers published in the Transactions of the Royal Society -- and then focus on a particularly striking use of formal analogies in the work of Albert Einstein in his work on the nature of light and matter over the period 1905-1925.
timetable:
Wed 15 Sep, 10:30 - 12:00, Sala Conferenze Centro De Giorgi
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