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Gregorio Baldin

Hobbes and Galileo: Method, Matter and the Science of Motion

Hobbes and Galileo: Method, Matter and the Science of Motion

INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE HISTORY OF IDEAS ARCHIVES INTERNATIONALES D’HISTOIRE DES IDÉES 230

HOBBES AND GALILEO: METHOD, MATTER AND THE SCIENCE OF MOTION Gregorio Baldin

Board of Directors: Founding Editors: Paul Dibon† and Richard H. Popkin† Director: Sarah Hutton, University of York, United Kingdom Associate Directors: J.C. Laursen, University of California, Riverside, USA Guido Giglioni, University of Macerata, Italy Editorial Board: K. Vermeir, Paris; J.R. Maia Neto, Belo Horizonte; M.J.B. Allen, Los Angeles; J.-R. Armogathe, Paris; S. Clucas, London; P. Harrison, Oxford; J. Henry, Edinburgh; M. Mulsow, Erfurt; G. Paganini, Vercelli; J. Popkin, Lexington; J. Robertson, Cambridge; G.A.J. Rogers, Keele; J.F. Sebastian, Bilbao; A. Thomson, Paris; Th. Verbeek, Utrecht More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/5640

Gregorio Baldin

Hobbes and Galileo: Method, Matter and the Science of Motion

Gregorio Baldin University of Piemonte Orientale Vercelli, Italy

ISSN 0066-6610     ISSN 2215-0307 (electronic) International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d’histoire des idées ISBN 978-3-030-41413-9    ISBN 978-3-030-41414-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41414-6 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Preface and Acknowledgements

This book is the English translation of my work, Hobbes e Galileo. Metodo, Materia e Scienza del Moto, published in Italian in 2017 by Leo S. Olschki Editore. I chose to not alter the original text, therefore maki