First Day
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First Day is the opening section of Galileo Galilei’s work "Two New Sciences," in which he introduces foundational discussions on the strength of materials and the nature of scientific inquiry.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Day canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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dialogue ⓘ |
| author | Galileo Galilei ⓘ |
| containedIn |
Two New Sciences
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surface form:
Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations Relating to Two New Sciences
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| discusses |
kinematics foundations
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nature of scientific inquiry ⓘ scientific method ⓘ strength of materials ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
empirical observation in science
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failure of large structures ⓘ geometrical similarity ⓘ proportionality between size and strength ⓘ role of mathematics in natural philosophy ⓘ scaling laws ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Sagredo
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Salviati ⓘ Simplicio ⓘ |
| genre | early modern scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
critique of Aristotelian physics
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importance of experiment ⓘ mathematization of nature ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 17th century science ⓘ |
| influencedField |
modern mechanics
ⓘ
structural engineering ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dialogue among three interlocutors ⓘ |
| openingSectionOf | Two New Sciences ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Prima giornata ⓘ |
| partOf | Two New Sciences ⓘ |
| precedes | Second Day ⓘ |
| setIn | Venice ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
materials science
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mechanics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| workType | scientific dialogue ⓘ |
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