Absolute space

Japanese: absolute space(英語表記)absolutespace
Absolute space

… In the early modern period, Galileo, Descartes, Newton, and others created new theoretical systems on the problem of motion, and new developments also occurred regarding the space in which that motion occurs. Of particular importance in the interpretation of space is Newton's "absolute space." However, there is some misunderstanding of Newton's concept of space, and absolute space is not a completely physical concept, but is rather understood as something like God's "sensorium" (Optics, 2nd edition). …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "absolute space" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… さて,近代初期に,ガリレイ,デカルト,ニュートンらの手で,運動の問題について,新しい理論体系が誕生するに伴って,その運動の生起する空間そのものに関しても,新しい展開が生じた。とりわけ空間解釈で重要なのはニュートンの〈絶対空間absolute space〉であろう。ただしニュートンの空間概念についてはやや誤解があって,絶対空間は完全に物理的な概念ではなく,むしろ,それ自体,神の〈感覚体sensorium〉のごときものだと理解されている(《光学》第2版)。…

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出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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