From Copernicus To Einstein

Author : Hans Reichenbach
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1447487834
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Copernicus to Einstein written by Hans Reichenbach and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hans Reichenbach (1891-1953) was a leading philosopher of science, teacher and proponent of logical empiricism. Reichenbach is best known for founding the Berlin Circle, who were a group that maintained logical empiricist views about philosophy. From Copernicus to Einstein is one of the most highly regarded popular accounts of Einstein’s theory of relativity. This book traces the consequences of Copernican astronomy and the advances in the study of light and electricity, then precisely describes the development of the Special and General Theories of Relativity.

Author : Hans Reichenbach
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Total Pages : 0 pages
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Author : Gerald James Holton
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813529080
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Physics, the Human Adventure written by Gerald James Holton and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of Some Trigonometric Relations -- Vector Algebra.

Author : James Gerald Crowther
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Six Great Scientists: written by James Gerald Crowther and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short biographies of six persons of renown in the scientific world ranging in time from the latter part of the fifteenth century to the middle of the twentieth.

Author : James Gerald Crowther
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
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Download or read book Six Great Scientists: written by James Gerald Crowther and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short biographies of six persons of renown in the scientific world ranging in time from the latter part of the fifteenth century to the middle of the twentieth.

Author : Galileo
Publisher : Modern Library
ISBN 13 : 037575766X
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems written by Galileo and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 2001-10-02 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Galileo’s Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, published in Florence in 1632, was the most proximate cause of his being brought to trial before the Inquisition. Using the dialogue form, a genre common in classical philosophical works, Galileo masterfully demonstrates the truth of the Copernican system over the Ptolemaic one, proving, for the first time, that the earth revolves around the sun. Its influence is incalculable. The Dialogue is not only one of the most important scientific treatises ever written, but a work of supreme clarity and accessibility, remaining as readable now as when it was first published. This edition uses the definitive text established by the University of California Press, in Stillman Drake’s translation, and includes a Foreword by Albert Einstein and a new Introduction by J. L. Heilbron.

Author : Dava Sobel
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408822385
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A More Perfect Heaven written by Dava Sobel and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling author of Longitude and Galileo's Daughter tells the story of Nicolaus Copernicus and the revolution in astronomy that changed the world.

Author : Jack Repcheck
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 074328951X
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Copernicus' Secret written by Jack Repcheck and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-12-04 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicolaus Copernicus gave the world perhaps the most important scientific insight of the modern age, the theory that the earth and the other planets revolve around the sun. He was also the first to proclaim that the earth rotates on its axis once every twenty-four hours. His theory was truly radical: during his lifetime nearly everyone believed that a perfectly still earth rested in the middle of the cosmos, where all the heavenly bodies revolved around it. One of the transcendent geniuses of the early Renaissance, Copernicus was also a flawed and conflicted person. A cleric who lived during the tumultuous years of the early Reformation, he may have been sympathetic to the teachings of the Lutherans. Although he had taken a vow of celibacy, he kept at least one mistress. Supremely confident intellectually, he hesitated to disseminate his work among other scholars. It fact, he kept his astronomical work a secret, revealing it to only a few intimates, and the manuscript containing his revolutionary theory, which he refined for at least twenty years, remained "hidden among my things." It is unlikely that Copernicus' masterwork would ever have been published if not for a young mathematics professor named Georg Joachim Rheticus. He had heard of Copernicus' ideas, and with his imagination on fire he journeyed hundreds of miles to a land where, as a Lutheran, he was forbidden to travel. Rheticus' meeting with Copernicus in a small cathedral town in northern Poland proved to be one of the most important encounters in history. Copernicus' Secretrecreates the life and world of the scientific genius whose work revolutionized astronomy and altered our understanding of our place in the world. It tells the surprising, little-known story behind the dawn of the scientific age.

Author : Donald Goldsmith
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781402763199
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book E = Einstein written by Donald Goldsmith and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the history of physics, there has been no greater visionary than Albert Einstein. Through his revolutionary Theory of Relativity, he changed the way we look at the universe. But there is more to Einstein than just E=mc[superscript 2]. "In addition to contributing to many branches of physical science," relates Gerald Holton, "he also published widely on social and philosophical issues. He challenged current philosophies, both of science and of the state. He waged a constant fight for individual liberty and dignity against persecution and war." Einstein's ideas and views continue to play a role in contemporary science and in the popular imagination. Now two distinguished editors have compiled an enlightening collection of important and penetrating essays that shed light on many fascinating aspects of this great man. The esteemed contributors cover both important milestones and lesser known facts to present a thoughtful portrait. Historical black-and-white photographs and color illustrations complete this engaging anthology. Book jacket.

Author : Benjamin Harrow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Newton to Einstein written by Benjamin Harrow and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The full text is partially available at: http://books.google.nl/books?id=pfZnmq9aILoC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=#v=onepage&q&f=false