Honoré Fabri and the Concept of Impetus: A Bridge between Conceptual Frameworks

This book discusses the impetus-based physics of the Jesuit natural philosopher and mathematician Honoré Fabri (1608-1688), and shows how Fabri, contrary to popular conception, reinterpreted medieval concepts to adapt to emerging concepts of modern science.

Cohen Institute prize winner - daring and highly original. A new interpretation of a Jesuit physical theory hitherto deemed dogmatic and reactionary A description how Scientific Revolution ideas settled in the lion's den of Catholic education A depiction of an Aristotelian physical framework incorporating new science cornerstones

Inhalt
References to Fabri's Works - Honoré Fabri: A Short Biography. - Introduction. - 1. Basic Concepts - 2. Fabri and the "Second Galileo Affair". - 3. Fabri and Conservation of Rectilinear Motion. - 4. Fabri's Impetus and the Eucharist. - Conclusion - Appendix: The Proof of Convergence to Galileo's Law of Fall. - Bibliography.