Book Description
Revised edition re-creates the change from an earth- to a sun-centered conception of the solar system by focusing on an examination of the evidence available in 1615.
Author : Michael J. Crowe
Publisher : Constable
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 24,40 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Science
ISBN :
Revised edition re-creates the change from an earth- to a sun-centered conception of the solar system by focusing on an examination of the evidence available in 1615.
Author : Michael J Crowe
Publisher :
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 20,74 MB
Release : 2013-12-19
Category :
ISBN : 9780486788166
Revised edition re-creates the change from an earth- to a sun-centered conception of the solar system by focusing on an examination of the evidence available in 1615.
Author : Michael J. Crowe
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 24,39 MB
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 0486315592
Revised edition re-creates the change from an earth- to a sun-centered conception of the solar system by focusing on an examination of the evidence available in 1615.
Author : Thomas S. Kuhn
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 25,73 MB
Release : 1957
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674171039
An account of the Copernican Revolution, focusing on the significance of the plurality of the revolution which encompassed not only mathematical astronomy, but also conceptual changes in cosmology, physics, philosophy, and religion.
Author : Michael J. Crowe
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 41,15 MB
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780486278803
This book provides an introduction to the fundamentals of stellar astronomy, a history of astronomy, and an account of how the science of astronomy challenged traditional philosophical and theological beliefs. Throughout the text are readings from the writings of scientists who contributed most significantly to the development of astronomy.
Author : Todd Timberlake
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 37,3 MB
Release : 2019-03-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1107182298
Details the science behind the Copernican Revolution, the transition from the Earth-centered cosmos to a modern understanding of planetary orbits.
Author : David Park
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 13,86 MB
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 0691221677
The description for this book, The How and the Why, will be forthcoming.
Author : Michael J. Crowe
Publisher :
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 39,29 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Science
ISBN :
Mechanics, the science of moving bodies and their interactions, is among the finest accomplishments of western civilization. This is the story of development, from the ground-breaking attempts of the Greeks, through the brilliant abstractions of medieval logicians, to the breathtaking achievements of Galileo, Huygens, and Newton, to the dazzling virtuosity of Maxwell and Einstein. Crowe's presentation allows the reader to appreciate this story from the inside, following the thoughts of the original authors in their own words. Ample commentary places these scientific giants in their context and helps modern readers understand the unfamiliar modes of expression of earlier times. In the course of telling the story, this book also provides a practical introduction to mechanics, with sample computations and problems in both classical physics and relativistic kinematics.
Author : K. Brad Wray
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 14,75 MB
Release : 2021-07-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1108498299
"One might wonder if there is anything new to say about Thomas Kuhn and his views on science. Scholarship on Kuhn, though, has changed dramatically in the last 20 years. This is so for a number reasons"--
Author : James G. Simmonds
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 10,35 MB
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0486315584
Undergraduates in engineering and the physical sciences receive a thorough introduction to perturbation theory in this useful and accessible text. Students discover methods for obtaining an approximate solution of a mathematical problem by exploiting the presence of a small, dimensionless parameter — the smaller the parameter, the more accurate the approximate solution. Knowledge of perturbation theory offers a twofold benefit: approximate solutions often reveal the exact solution's essential dependence on specified parameters; also, some problems resistant to numerical solutions may yield to perturbation methods. In fact, numerical and perturbation methods can be combined in a complementary way. The text opens with a well-defined treatment of finding the roots of polynomials whose coefficients contain a small parameter. Proceeding to differential equations, the authors explain many techniques for handling perturbations that reorder the equations or involve an unbounded independent variable. Two disparate practical problems that can be solved efficiently with perturbation methods conclude the volume. Written in an informal style that moves from specific examples to general principles, this elementary text emphasizes the "why" along with the "how"; prerequisites include a knowledge of one-variable calculus and ordinary differential equations. This newly revised second edition features an additional appendix concerning the approximate evaluation of integrals.