FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A readable survey of this and related fields and topics in physics, suitable for the student, scholar, as well as those with an amateur interest. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, appendices, glossary, 225pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall.

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Title

From Atoms to Quarks : An Introduction to the Strange World of Particle Physics

Publisher

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York

Publication Date

1980

Language

English

ISBN 10

0684164841

ISBN 13

9780684164847

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

Book Type

Book

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Book by Trefil, James S

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James Trefil's popular physics primer chronicles the evolution of atomic theory through the discoveries of such subatomic particles as the quark, the meson, the lepton, and more. An accessible guide for the general reader that reveals the mystery and beauty of physics as few books have before.

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