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Perspective, (a central projection) is a method to convey space in the pictorial arts as well as in many other areas, where one wants to use images to convey information. It was invented/developed in the 15th century in an artistic ambience in Firenze, and it still plays an important role in art in the 21st century. Therefore it is of interest for art historians to follow both how perspective developed...
During the first half of the nineteenth century, mathematical analysis underwent a transition from a predominantly formula‐centred practice to a more concept‐centred one. Central to this development was the reorientation of analysis originating in Augustin‐Louis Cauchy's (1789–1857) treatment of infinite series in his Cours d’analyse. In this work, Cauchy set out to rigorize analysis, thereby critically...
Today we credit Pierre Wantzel with the first proof (1837) of the impossibility of doubling a cube and trisecting an arbitrary angle by ruler and compass. However two centuries earlier Descartes had put forward what probably counts as the first proof of these impossibilities. In this paper I analyze this proof, as well as the later related proof given by Montucla (1754) and the brief version of this...
Analogies between hearing and seeing already existed in ancient Greek theories of perception. The present paper follows the evolution of such analogies until the rise of 17th century optics, with due regard to the diversity of their origins and nature but with particular emphasis on their bearing on the physical concepts of light and sound. Whereas the old Greek analogies were only side effects of...
The 1972 publication of “The Limits to growth” report, prepared by Dennis Meadows and a research group from the MIT for the Club of Rome, provoked a major debate about the possible harmful effects of economic and population growth in the long term and whether such growth can be sustained. In this article I will show how the evolution of the discourse of the Club of Rome's founder about technology...
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