Kepler: Analogies in the search for the law of refraction

This paper examines the methodology used by Kepler to discover a quantitative law of refraction. The aim is to argue that this methodology follows a heuristic method based on the following two Pythagorean principles: (1) sameness is made known by sameness, and (2) harmony arises from establishing a...

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Autor Principal: Cardona, Carlos Alberto
Formato: Artículo (Article)
Lenguaje:Inglés (English)
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/23348
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2016.05.004