On the shoulders of giants : the great works of physics and astronomy

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Title:

On the shoulders of giants : the great works of physics and astronomy

Author:

Hawking, S. W. (Stephen William)

ISBN:

9780141015712

Publication Information:

London : Penguin, 2003.

Physical Description:

xiii, 1264 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

General Note:

Originally published: Philapdelphia, Pa.: Running, 2002.

Contents:

Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) : his life and work ; On the revolution of heavenly spheres -- Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) : his life and work ; Dialogues concerning two sciences -- Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) : his life and work; Harmony of the world, Book 5 -- Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727) : his life and work; Principia --- Albert Einstein (1879-1955) : his life and work ; Selections from The principle of relativity.

Subject Term:

Physics -- Early works to 1800.

Astronomy -- Early works to 1800.

Physics -- History.

Astronomy -- History.

Physical scientists -- History.

Added Author:

Hawking, S. W. (Stephen William)

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Summary

ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS tells a compelling story, using original papers from Einstein, Copernicus, Galilei, Kepler and Newton. Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking explains how these works changed the course of science, ushering astronomy and physics out of the Middle Ages and into the modern world.