On the Shoulders of Giants The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy

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Genius

Customers are generally positive about the book's collection of genius works in physics and astronomy by great masters like Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, and Einstein. The book offers a unique opportunity to compare their theories and discoveries, providing a comprehensive account of scientific evolution. Some readers find it humbling to read the original papers and appreciate the clarity and elegance of these scientific giants' work.

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Having spent years teaching high school physics - including the ubiquitous f=ma - i was humbled by the elegance and clarity of ... Read More

This book have to be in every library, bookstore and bookshelf, this is a excellent guide to know about the history of science ... Read More

Complaint: the print reproduction of einstein's papers is not good, and some formulas unfortunately have been truncated in the ... Read More

There is nothing that i - or authors of textbooks i have seen - can come up with that will explain the three laws of motion bet... Read More

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One last thing: the introductory commentary that stephen hawking provides for each "giant" is well worth the price of the book.

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" however, he also lived during the time that columbus sailed to the west indies and magellan's voyage had successfully circumn... Read More

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With this book, readers can compare newton's laws from principia with the fundamental papers of einstein.

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This product had a total of 156 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 3 2024.