Nature Mathematized: Historical and Philosophical Case Studies in Classical Modern Natural Philosophy

These remarks preface two volumes consisting of the proceedings of the Third International Conference on the History and Philosophy of Science of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science. The conference was held under the auspices of the Union, The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Science. The meetings took place in Montreal, Canada, 25—29 August 1980, with Concordia University as host insti...