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Mathematical Thought in the Renaissance and the Genesis of Modern Mathematics
The mathematical thought of the Renaissance profoundly influenced the birth of the modern mathematics of Descartes and Leibniz, as well as the science of Galileo. In the light of the most recent research and new critical editions, this historical period is now being re-evaluated, overcoming the view of a simple interlude between the Middle Ages and the modern age.
The journal Galilaeana. Studies in Renaissance and Early Modern Science invites scholars in the history of mathematics and researchers in the field of Renaissance science to submit contributions for a monographic issue on “Mathematical Thought in the Renaissance and the Genesis of Modern Mathematics”. This call invites contributions to explore the connections between the rediscovery of classical traditions, the algebraic developments that arose in the abacus schools, and the formation of the new science, with particular attention to the role of Maurolico and his contribution to the reorganisation of mathematical knowledge. The aim is to analyse how the mathematical paths of the 15th and 16th centuries shaped Galileo's thinking and to investigate whether the mathematical contribution formed during the Renaissance represented a dead end or a fundamental step towards modernity.
