Mathematical Discourses Concerning Two New Sciences
Galileo Galilei (Thomas Salusbury, trans.) · 1665
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Galileo's Two New Sciences, written in 1638, appears here in Thomas Salusbury's 1665 English translation, Mathematical Discourses Concerning Two New Sciences. Salusbury had planned a full English Galileo; this part survived fire and neglect to reach print. It was the first English form of Galileo's last book.
The discourses treat the strength of beams and materials and the laws of falling bodies and projectiles. Galileo's speakers test claims with thought experiments, such as dropping weights tied together. Salusbury's version, though rough in places, put the founding text of modern mechanics into English within a generation. The Crew translation of 1914 later replaced it for most readers.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Galileo Galilei (Thomas Salusbury, trans.) |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1665 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 1.4 MB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Internet Archive |