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The Growth of Physical Science
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
The Growth of Physical Science
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) James Jeans
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| Series | Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:408 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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| Category/Genre | Astronomy, space and time |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781108005654
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| Classifications | Dewey:500.2 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
20 July 2009 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The Growth of Physical Science is a detailed but very accessible survey of what began as natural philosophy and culminated in the mid-twentieth century as quantum physical science. From the earliest physical investigations of nature made by the various civilisations of Babylonia, Phoenicia and Egypt (a period covering 5000-600 BC), through the remarkable mathematical and philosophical achievements of the ancient Greeks, to the ages of Newton and then Einstein, Rutherford and Bohr, Jeans has written a comprehensive history of this tremendous advancement in our understanding of the universe, one that will appeal to a broad range of readers interested in this subject.
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