{"product_id":"descartes-and-the-hyperbolic-quest-lens-making-machines-and-their-significance-in-the-seventeenth-century-transactions-american-philosophical-society-vol-95-part-3-paperback-softback-9780871699534","title":"Descartes and the Hyperbolic Quest; Lens Making Machines and Their Significance in the Seventeenth Century Transactions, American Philosophical Society (vol. 95, Part 3) (Paperback \/ softback) 9780871699534","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDescartes and the Hyperbolic Quest\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLens Making Machines and Their Significance in the Seventeenth Century Transactions, American Philosophical Society (vol. 95, Part 3)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eD. Graham Burnett (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780871699534\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 January 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e152 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.498 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 1629, the natural philosopher René Descartes enticed a young artisan to undertake a secretive project, one that promised to revolutionize early modern astronomy. Descartes believed he had conceived a new kind of telescope lens, shaped by the light of reason itself, \u0026amp; surpassing anything ever to come from the hands of the glass-working craftsmen of the era. These novel lenses would never be touched by human hands -- they would be cut by an elaborate machine, a self-regulating \u0026amp; automatic device. This study traces the inception, development, \u0026amp; finally the collapse of this ambitious enterprise, which absorbed the energies \u0026amp; attentions of a broad range of 17th-century savants, including Huygens, Wren, Hevelius, Hooke, \u0026amp; even Newton. Illus.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"American Philosophical Society Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52580512203032,"sku":"9780871699534","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/descartes-and-the-hyperbolic-quest-lens-making-machines-and-their-significance-in-the-seventeenth-century-transactions-american-philosophical-society-vol-95-part-3-paperback-softback-9780871699534","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}