TY - JOUR AU - Pons, Josep Maria PY - 2021 SN - 1989-3612 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10366/147750 AB - Galileo (1564-1642), in his well-known Discorsi (Galileo, 1638), briefly turning his attention to the fracture of a beam, starts an interesting discussion on the beam's breakage as well as its location. Could the section and breaking point of a beam... AB - /nThis article intends to combine technical fields such as strength of materials and theory of structures with others like the history of science and philosophy proper. A cooperative approach to these disciplines can be doubtlessly helpful to improve... AB - /n AB - Galileo (1564-1642), in his well-known Discorsi (Galileo, 1638), briefly turning his attention to the fracture of a beam, starts an interesting discussion on the beam's breakage as well as its location. Could the section and breaking point of a beam... AB - /nThis article intends to combine technical fields such as strength of materials and theory of structures with others like the history of science and philosophy proper. A cooperative approach to these disciplines can be doubtlessly helpful to improve... LA - spa PB - Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca (España) KW - Aristotelian legacy KW - scientific revolution KW - Pisan KW - Discorsi KW - beam KW - legado aristotélico KW - revolución científica KW - Pisano KW - Discorsi KW - viga TI - From Galileo to Navier and Clapeyron ER -