(M.) Streijger, (P.J.J.M.) Bakker and (J.M.M.H.) Thijssen Eds.John Buridan: Quaestiones Super Libros De Generatione et Corruptione Aristotelis. A Critical Edition with an Introduction (History of Science and Medicine Library 17). Leiden: Brill, 2010. Pp. 270. €99. 9789004185043.

AbstractThe so-called 'Buridan school' at the University of Paris has obtained a considerable fame in the history of science. Pierre Duhem had made some bold claims about the achievements by John Buridan and his 'pupils' Nicole Oresme and Albert of Saxony in the field of medieval dynamics. Although generally, Duhem's views are no longer accepted, the idea of a 'Buridan school' has survived. This idea is, however, misleading. John Buridan, Nicole Oresme and Albert of Saxony should rather be viewed as members of an intellectual network. While interested in similar philosophical themes and understanding each other's conceptual language, they also disagreed about numerous topics. One case in point is the nature of motion, as discussed in their respective Questions on the Physics. Despite the common features of the language in which they discuss motion, the three thinkers defend different positions. This article compares the three sets of Questions on the Physics and presents a critical edition of Buridan's "ultima lectura", Book III, q. 7.

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Agustín de Pedrayes en su contexto. Matemática sublime y aplicada

Cuadernos de Estudios del Siglo XVIII ◽

10.17811/cesxviii.24.2014.7-47 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 7-47

Author(s):

José Manuel Álvarez Pérez

Keyword(s):

History Of Science ◽

Critical Edition ◽

Mathematical Science ◽

Universal Method ◽

Xviii Century ◽

History Of

El 26 de febrero de 2015 se cumple el segundo centenario de la muerte de Agustín Bernardo de Pedrayes y Foyo, matemático ilustrado del siglo XVIII. Este artículo es un breve bosquejo de su biografía y del estado de la ciencia matemática en aquella España. Además anunciamos la transcripción de sus obras manuscritas más importantes, en espera de una edición crítica, Nuevo y Universal Método de cuadraturas determinadas y el Programa-Problema presentado a las Academias de París, Berlín y San Petesburgo, como ejemplo de sus aportaciones a la matemática sublime del análisis diferencial.Con este trabajo se pretende demostrar que Agustín Bernardo de Pedrayes y Foyo tiene una importancia capital en la Historia de la Ciencia, en lo referente a la investigaciónPALABRAS CLAVEMatemática, Ilustración, Agustín de Pedrayes y Foyo, Historia de la ciencia. On February 26, 2015 the second anniversary of the death of Agustín Bernardo de Pedrayes y Foyo, illustrated mathematician of the XVIII century. This article is a brief outline of his biography and the situation of mathematical science in the Spain. Also the author announce the transcription of his most important manuscript works, at this time waiting for a critical edition, New and Universal Method of certain quadratures and the ProgramProblem presented to the Academy of Paris, Bertlin and St. Petersburg, as an example of his contributions to mathematics sublime and differential analysis.KEY WORDSMathematics, Illustration, and Foyo Pedrayes Agustine, History of science.

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