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Forces in physics : a historical perspective / Steven N. Shore.
- Title
- Forces in physics : a historical perspective / Steven N. Shore.
- Author
- Shore, Steven N.
- Publication
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, c2008.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| 2008 | Text | Request in advance | QC72 .S46 2008 2008 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvi, 233 p. : ill.; 26 cm.
- Summary
- Examines the history of physics, and discusses the advancement of ideas from antiquity through the twentieth century, and covers Medieval ideas of force, Isaac Newton, thermodynamics, relativity of motion, Quantum mechanics, and other related topics. Includes a time line.
- Series Statement
- Greenwood guides to great ideas in science, 1559-5374
- Uniform Title
- Greenwood guides to great ideas in science
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-227) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Force in the ancient and classical world -- Medieval ideas of force -- The new physics -- Newton -- Forces and fields -- Thermodynamics -- Fields as everything -- The relativity of motion -- Quantum mechanics -- Some mathematical ideas -- Timeline.
- ISBN
- 9780313333033 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2008018308
- OCLC
- 226308150
- SCSB-10336902
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library