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The Medieval Church · c. 1351–1355
On the Configuration of Qualities and Motions
Nicole Oresme · c. 1320–1382
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What it is
A method of representing changing qualities by geometric figures, effectively graphing motion against time, and proving the mean speed theorem.
Why it lasted
Three centuries before Galileo, a bishop working in Paris produced the geometry of accelerated motion.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
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