Status
Available
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Genres
Publication
Dover Publications (1988), Paperback
Description
Outstanding text by one of the 20th century's foremost physicists dramatically explains how the central laws of physical science evolved, from Pythagoras' discovery of frequency ratios in the 6th century BC to today's research on elementary particles. Includes fascinating biographical data about Galileo, Newton, Huygens, Einstein and others. 136 illustrations.
Language
Original publication date
1961
Physical description
338 p.; 8.3 inches
ISBN
0486257673 / 9780486257679