Author:
Modinos, A., 1938-
Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2014].
Descriptionxiii, 517 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
Note:The language of physics -- The dawn of science -- Astronomy paves the way -- Galileo: his life nad work --The seventeenth century: the bloom of science -- Isaac Newton -- Classical mechanics -- The beginnings of chemistry -- Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics -- Electromagnetism -- Cathode rays and x-rays -- Einstein's theory of relativity -- Quantum mechanics -- Atoms, molecules and solids -- The very small and the very large -- Appendix A: notes on mathematics -- Appendix B: physical constants.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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