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      Galileo and Huygens on free fall: Mathematical and methodological differences

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          In this essay, I will scrutinize the differences between Galileo's and Huygens's demonstrations of free fall, which can be found respectively in the Discorsi and the Horologium, from a mathematical, representational and methodological perspective. I argue that more can be learnt from such an analysis than the thesis that Huygens re-styled Galilean mechanics which is a communis opinio. I shall argue that the differences in their approach on free fall highlight a significantly different mathematical and methodological outlook.

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                Contributors
                Role: ND
                Journal
                dyn
                Dynamis
                Dynamis
                Universidad de Granada (Granada )
                0211-9536
                2008
                : 28
                : 0
                : 243-274
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Ghent University Belgium
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                S0211-95362008000100011
                10.4321/s0211-95362008000100011
                a36aea45-e434-46b8-ae23-f77fa422a03d

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

                Philosophy of science
                Huygens,Galileo,free fall,mechanics,XVIIth century natural philosophy,Horologium Oscillatorium,Discorsi,caída libre,mecánica,filosofía natural del siglo XVII

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