The Oxford Guide To The History Of Physics And Astronomy
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Author | : John L. Heilbron |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2005-06-03 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0199883769 |
With over 150 alphabetically arranged entries about key scientists, concepts, discoveries, technological innovations, and learned institutions, the Oxford Guide to Physics and Astronomy traces the history of physics and astronomy from the Renaissance to the present. For students, teachers, historians, scientists, and readers of popular science books such as Galileo's Daughter, this guide deciphers the methods and philosophies of physics and astronomy as well as the historical periods from which they emerged. Meant to serve the lay reader and the professional alike, this book can be turned to for the answer to how scientists learned to measure the speed of light, or consulted for neat, careful summaries of topics as complicated as quantum field theory and as vast as the universe. The entries, each written by a noted scholar and edited by J. L. Heilbron, Professor of History and Vice Chancellor, Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley, reflect the most up-to-date research and discuss the applications of the scientific disciplines to the wider world of religion, law, war, art and literature. No other source on these two branches of science is as informative or as inviting. Thoroughly cross-referenced and accented by dozens of black and white illustrations, the Oxford Guide to Physics and Astronomy is the source to turn to for anyone looking for a quick explanation of alchemy, x-rays and any type of matter or energy in between.
Author | : J. L. Heilbron |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2005-06-03 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0195171985 |
"The entries follow an elaborate organizational plan, which amounts to a new classification of knowledge, its institutional settings, and its applications. This plan is reprinted in the opening pages of the Guide." "Thoroughly cross-referenced, and accented with attractive black and white artwork, no other source is as systematic and authoritative or as informative and inviting in its coverage of physics, astronomy and planetary science."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Jed Z. Buchwald |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 956 |
Release | : 2013-10 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 019969625X |
Presents a history of physics, examining the theories and experimental practices of the science.
Author | : J. L. Heilbron |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 019968412X |
Originally published in 2015 as: Physics: a short history from quintessence to quarks.
Author | : Olaf Pedersen |
Publisher | : CUP Archive |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 1993-03-11 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780521408998 |
The book describes how the scientific account of the world arose among the Greeks and developed in the Middle Ages.
Author | : Michael Hoskin |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 2003-05-08 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0191577731 |
Astronomy, perhaps the first of the sciences, was already well developed by the time of Christ. Seventeen centuries later, after Newton showed that the movements of the planets could be explained in terms of gravitation, it became the paradigm for the mathematical sciences. In the nineteenth century the analysis of star-light allowed astrophysicists to determine both the chemical composition and the radial velocities of celestial bodies, while the development of photography enabled distant objects invisible to the human eye, to be studied and measured in comfort. Technical developments during and since the Second World War have greatly enlarged the scope of the science by permitting the study of radiation. This is a fascinating introduction to the history of Western astronomy, from prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid-nineteenth century. Historical records are first found in Babylon and Egypt, and after two millennia the arithmetical astronomy of the Babylonians merged with the Greek geometrical approach to culminate in the Almagest of Ptolemy. This legacy was transmitted to the Latin West via Islam, and led to Copernicus's claim that the Earth is in motion. In justifying this Kepler converted astronomy into a branch of dynamics, leading to Newton's universal law of gravity. The book concludes with eighteenth- and nineteenth-century applications of Newton's law, and the first explorations of the universe of stars. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : Arne Hessenbruch |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 965 |
Release | : 2013-12-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1134262949 |
The Reader's Guide to the History of Science looks at the literature of science in some 550 entries on individuals (Einstein), institutions and disciplines (Mathematics), general themes (Romantic Science) and central concepts (Paradigm and Fact). The history of science is construed widely to include the history of medicine and technology as is reflected in the range of disciplines from which the international team of 200 contributors are drawn.
Author | : James Evans |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 495 |
Release | : 1998-10-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 019987445X |
The History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy combines new scholarship with hands-on science to bring readers into direct contact with the work of ancient astronomers. While tracing ideas from ancient Babylon to sixteenth-century Europe, the book places its greatest emphasis on the Greek period, when astronomers developed the geometric and philosophical ideas that have determined the subsequent character of Western astronomy. The author approaches this history through the concrete details of ancient astronomical practice. Carefully organized and generously illustrated, the book can teach readers how to do real astronomy using the methods of ancient astronomers. For example, readers will learn to predict the next retrograde motion of Jupiter using either the arithmetical methods of the Babylonians or the geometric methods of Ptolemy. They will learn how to use an astrolabe and how to design sundials using Greek and Roman techniques. The book also contains supplementary exercises and patterns for making some working astronomical instruments, including an astrolabe and an equatorium. More than a presentation of astronomical methods, the book provides a critical look at the evidence used to reconstruct ancient astronomy. It includes extensive excerpts from ancient texts, meticulous documentation, and lively discussions of the role of astronomy in the various cultures. Accessible to a wide audience, this book will appeal to anyone interested in how our understanding of our place in the universe has changed and developed, from ancient times through the Renaissance.
Author | : Andrew R. Liddle |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Cosmology |
ISBN | : |
This companion includes over 350 entries, extensively cross-referenced, describing the modern view of cosmology, including both theoretical ideas and the many strands of observational evidence.
Author | : Ian Ridpath |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 545 |
Release | : 2012-01-19 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 0199609055 |
This dictionary contains over 4,300 entries covering all aspects of astronomy from astrophysics and cosmology to galaxies and time. Major entries include Big Bang theory, relativity and variable stars. Biographical entries on eminent astronomers are also included.