The impeccable credentials of an untrained philosopher: Willem Jacob 's Gravesande's career before his Leiden professorship, 1688–1717

IF 0.4 3区 哲学 Q3 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Notes and Records-The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science Pub Date : 2016-09-01 DOI:10.1098/rsnr.2016.0020
Jip van Besouw
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The mathematician, physicist and philosopher W. J. 's Gravesande is particularly known for his adherence to ‘Newtonian philosophy’. Currently, it is widely held that 's Gravesande got his main inspiration for his scholarly calling from Newton himself, whom he met in 1715 during a first career as a lawyer; and that it was mainly Newton's own intervention that ensured the appointment of the unqualified 's Gravesande at Leiden University. I challenge these views by bringing together all currently known information about 's Gravesande, including a number of as yet unused documents. I show that 's Gravesande's appointment resulted from a very carefully built up reputation in scholarly circles rather than from accidental meetings and patronage. 's Gravesande had written several innovative papers and was in contact with both leading mathematicians and local political and patrician figures already before 1715. This article therefore explains the rationale behind his appointment in Leiden.
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一个未经训练的哲学家的无可挑剔的证书:威廉·雅各布在莱顿教授职位之前的格雷夫桑德的职业生涯,1688-1717
数学家、物理学家和哲学家w。格雷夫桑德尤其以坚持“牛顿哲学”而闻名。目前,人们普遍认为格雷夫桑德的学术灵感主要来自牛顿本人,他在1715年第一次从事律师职业时遇到了牛顿;主要是牛顿自己的干预,才确保了不合格的格雷夫桑德被任命为莱顿大学的校长。我通过汇集所有目前已知的关于格雷夫桑德的信息,包括一些尚未使用的文件,来挑战这些观点。我表明,格雷夫桑德的任命是由于他在学术界精心建立的声誉,而不是偶然的会面和赞助。格雷夫桑德写了几篇创新的论文,并在1715年之前就与顶尖的数学家和当地的政治和贵族人物保持联系。因此,本文解释了他在莱顿被任命背后的理由。
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