Newton and Russia: The Early Influence, 1698-1796

Valentin Boss

Published by Harvard University Press 1972

Newton and Russia

The Early Influence, 1698-1796

Valentin Boss

Volume 69 in the series Russian Research Center Studies

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674733527

Contents

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
PREFACE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiv
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xviii
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART I. The Petrine Era
1. Did Peter the Great Meet Newton? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
2. Flamsteed, Halley, Newton, and the "Collonel" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
3. Russia's First Newtonian Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
4. Prince Menshikov's Exchange of Letters with Newton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
"Worlds within Worlds" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	50
6. Bruce as Translator and Instrument Maker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
7. Newton and the Naval Academy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	78
PART II. NEWTON AND THE ST. PETERSBURG ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
8. The Foundation of the Academy and the Death of Newton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
9. The Principal Objections to the Cartesian Theory Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
10. Newtonian Physics at the New Academy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	102
11. The Opening Controversy Over Gravitation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	106
12. Bilfinger and James Jurin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
13. "Il Propagatore del Newtonianismo" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	116
14. The Shape of the Earth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	128
15. Newton's Experiments with Light, and the Controversy Over "vis viva" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138
16. Electricity and Action at a Distance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
17. Newton, Lomonosov, and Christian Wolff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
18. Lomonosov and the Opticks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
19. A New Kind of Newtonian Telescope? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	200
20. Newton in the Catherinian Era Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
APPENDIX I Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
APPENDIX II Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	287
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	347

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1972
Edition: Reprint 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 18
- Main content: 309
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 47
- Other: 48 halftones
Keywords: Science -- Soviet Union -- History.; Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727.

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674733527

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1972
ISBN: 9780674733503