Laws of Physical Science: A Reference Book (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Northrup, Edwin F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1330283686 ISBN 13: 9781330283684

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2017

Synopsis

Excerpt from Laws of Physical Science: A Reference Book

The data of physical science are readily accessible in several published tables Of physical constants. The mathe maties used in physical science has been summarized, classi fied and formulated, for ready reference, in many published books. The author is not aware, however, of any hand-book or reference work which contains a full list of the general propositions or laws of science.

Such reference lists are not without value, and this book has been prepared to fill an obvious gap in the literature of Physical Science. Furthermore, it appears to the author that students in any of the branches of Natural Science will not only find guidance, but will also derive inspiration by having before them under a single [view the very epitome of the world's heritage of the fundamentals of its knowledge and wisdom.' None will question that the fundamentals of science are its laws, principles, theorems and precise state ments of the general properties of matter; but it is not always easy for students in one branch of science to find and to know the literature on important principles and facts in an entirely different, or even' in closely allied branches of science. The author hopes that what has been here gath ered together and classified will help such students in their search and give them the means to broaden their view.

We have chosen for a title, Laws of Physical Science but many general propositions, theorems and mere state ments of important facts have been included which perhaps.

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Edwin Fitch Northrup (born February 23, 1866 – May 13, 1940) was a professor of physics at Princeton University from 1910 to 1920. He was affiliated with the "Leeds & Northrup Company" for about seven years. He studied at Amherst College and the Johns Hopkins University, where he gained his Ph.D. in physics in 1895. He then became assistant to Prof. Henry Augustus Rowland (died 1901) in the development of telegraph systems and became chief engineer at the newly founded Rowland Printing Telegraph Company. In 1903 he co-founded the Leeds & Northrup Company with Morris E. Leeds. He was awarded the Acheson Award by the Electrochemical Society in 1931.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1330283686
• ISBN 13: 9781330283684
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 230