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On The Shoulders Of Giants

On The Shoulders Of Giants

by Stephen Hawking

3.00 out of 5 (1 ratings)

Format:
Paperback 
Pages:
1280 
Publisher:
The Perseus Books Group 
Publication Date:
04 December 2003 
Category:
History of Science 
ISBN:
9780762416981 

Description

World-renowned physicist and bestselling author Stephen Hawking presents a revolutionary look at the momentous discoveries that changed our perception of the world with this first-ever compilation of seven classic works on physics and astronomy. His choice of landmark writings by some of the world's great thinkers traces the brilliant evolution of modern science and shows how each figure built upon the genius of his predecessors. "On the Shoulders of Giants" includes, in their entirety, "On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres" by Nicolaus Copernicus; "Principia" by Sir Isaac Newton; "The Principle of Relativity" by Albert Einstein; "Dialogues Concerning Two Sciences" by Galileo Galilei with Alfonso De Salvio; plus "Mystery of the Cosmos, Harmony of the World, " and "Rudolphine Tables" by Johannes Kepler. It also includes five critical essays and a biography of each featured physicist, written by Hawking himself.

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  • Exactly what it says on the tin. A quick slice of history followed by a seminal and historic work by the chap you have just learned a little about.A fascinating flick through but hard work if you want to do more than that.

    3.00 out of 5

    psiloiordinary

  • The scientific writings of Copernicus, Keplar, Galileo, Newton, and Einstein, collected into one book.

    out of 5

    ScienceOlympiad

  • Edited by Stephen Hawking. The scientific writings of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileao, Newton, and Einstein collected into one book. For the advanced student.

    out of 5

    mwittkids

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