Early Physics and Astronomy: A Historical Introduction

Pedersen, Olaf

ISBN 10: 0521408997 / ISBN 13: 9780521408998

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1993

About this Item

x, 414pp; various in-text photographs and illustrations. Pictorial laminated light card covers. 8vo. Light shelf wear to covers. Internally, neat, clean, bright and tight.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Early Physics and Astronomy: A Historical Introduction
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521408997
• ISBN 13: 9780521408998
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: N/A
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science - Physics, Maths, Astronomy and Space E...
  • Science - History of Science

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Synopsis

The book is an introductory exposition of the development of the physical and astronomical notions of the universe. It covers the period from Greek antiquity to the Copernican revolution and the Renaissance, half of the text being devoted to medieval science within both the Aristotelian and the Archimedean traditions. The book is intended for a general audience interested in intellectual and scientific developments, but should also be useful as a guide to further studies. Thus it has an extensive bibliography classifying much of the secondary literature on the subject, and also a sixty page 'dictionary' of all the scientists and philosophers mentioned in the text. This contains references to printed editions of the sources and to a selection of books and periodicals.

Book Description

A concise exposition of the development of the scientific ideas of the universe from the ancient Greeks until Copernicus paved the way for the modern era in science. The many references to the literature on the subject make it possible to use the book as a guide to a more detailed study.