Drawing physics : 2,600 years of discovery from Thales to Higgs / Don S. Lemons ; with drawings by J...
Drawing physics : 2,600 years of discovery from Thales to Higgs / Don S. Lemons ; with drawings by J...
Drawing physics : 2,600 years of discovery from Thales to Higgs / Don S. Lemons ; with drawings by Jesse Graber.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2017]
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G 2017/970
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 246 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Antiquity; Triangulation (600 BCE) -- Pythagorean monochord (500 BCE) -- Phases of the moon (448 BCE) -- Empedocles discovers air (450 BCE) -- Aristotle's universe (350 BCE) -- Relative distance of sun and moon (280 BCE) -- Archimedes' balance (250 BCE) -- Archimedes' principle (250 BCE) -- The size...
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Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2017]
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
"The subject of "Seeing Physics" is our understanding of the physical universe as organized into 51 one thousand-word essays each anchored in a drawing that conveys a key idea. Each essay expands on the science of the drawing and places it in a broader human context. Many people have an interest in the latest in science and technology. But many, ev...
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Drawing physics : 2,600 years of discovery from Thales to Higgs / Don S. Lemons ; with drawings by Jesse Graber.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2017
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G 2017/970
Record Identifier
74VKV7l3Qq5O
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV7l3Qq5O
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ISBN
0262035901 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780262035903 hardcover ; alkaline paper
DDC
530.09
MMS ID
991024069537102626
