The Equilibrium Controversy: Guidobaldo del Monte's Critical Notes on the Mechanics of Jordanus and Benedetti and their Historical and Conceptual Backgrounds

• Main Author: Jürgen Renn (auth)
• Other Authors: Peter Damerow (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Edition Open Access 2012
• Series: Sources 2: Max Planck Research Library for the History and Development of Knowledge
• Subjects: Pharmaceutical technology; balances; early modern period; history of mechanics; MPRL; Edition Open Access; equilibrium; Benedetti
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This study, the second volume of the series "Sources" of the "Max Planck Research Library for the History and Development of Knowledge," reviews a historical discussion about the question of whether a balance in equilibrium, after having been deflected, returns to its original po...