The Oxford Guide to the History of Physics and AstronomyThe Oxford Guide to the History of Physics and Astronomy
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Book, 2005
Current format, Book, 2005, , In-library use only.
Book, 2005
Current format, Book, 2005, , In-library use only. Offered in 0 more formats
With over 150 alphabetically arranged entries about key scientists, concepts, discoveries, technological innovations, and learned institutions, The Oxford Guide to Physics and Astronomy traces the history of physics and astronomy from the Renaissance to the present. For students, teachers, historians, scientists, and readers of popular science books, this guide deciphers the methods and philosophies of physics and astronomy as well as the historical periods from which they emerged. This book is highly accessible, and contains neat, careful summaries of topics as complicated as quantum field theory and as vast as the universe.
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