{"product_id":"descartes-and-the-hyperbolic-quest-d-graham-burnett-9780871699534","title":"Descartes and the Hyperbolic Quest: Lens Making Machines and Their Significance in the Seventeenth Century Transactions, American Philosophical Societ","description":"In 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. Graham Burnett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0871699532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780871699534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American Philosophical Society Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.44d","brand":"D. Graham Burnett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013825736959,"sku":"9780871699534","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_74afaae6-c8df-4119-8c52-bf5d3901bc7b.jpg?v=1767745003","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/descartes-and-the-hyperbolic-quest-d-graham-burnett-9780871699534","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}