Physically Speaking

Physically Speaking
Author: C.C. Gaither
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 510
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781420046946

Physically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations on Physics and Astronomy provides the largest published collection of quotations pertaining to physics and astronomy. Some quotes are profound, others are wise, some are witty but none are frivolous. Here you will find quotations from the most famous to the unknown. The extensive author and subject indexes provide you with the perfect tool for locating quotations for practical use or pleasure, and you will soon enjoy discovering what others have said on topics ranging from anti-matter to x-rays. This book can be read for pleasure or used as a handy reference by students, scientific readers, and the more general reader who is interested in who has said what on physics and astronomy.

The End of Everything

The End of Everything
Author: Katie Mack
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2021-05-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1982103558

Mack looks at five ways the universe could end, and the lessons each scenario reveals about the most important concepts in cosmology. --From publisher description.

Physical Geodesy

Physical Geodesy
Author: Bernhard Hofmann-Wellenhof
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2006-10-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3211335455

"Physical Geodesy", published in 1967, has for many years been considered as the standard introduction to its field. The enormous progress since then has required a complete reworking. While basic material has been retained other parts are completely updated. However, there is a seamless welding of new ideas and methods (GPS, satellites, collocation). Highlights include: emphasis on global integration of geometry and gravity, a simplified approach to Molodensky's theory without integral equations, and a general combination of all geodetic data by least-squares collocation. In the second edition minor mistakes have been corrected.

Final Causes

Final Causes
Author: Paul Janet
Publisher:
Total Pages: 556
Release: 1892
Genre: Teleology
ISBN:

Concepts of Space in Greek Thought

Concepts of Space in Greek Thought
Author: Keimpe Algra
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2016-06-21
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9004320873

Concepts of Space in Greek Thought studies ancient Greek theories of physical space and place, in particular those of the classical and Hellenistic period. These theories are explained primarily with reference to the general philosophical or methodological framework within which they took shape. Special attention is paid to the nature and status of the sources. Two introductory chapters deal with the interrelations between various concepts of space and with Greek spatial terminology (including case studies of the Eleatics, Democritus and Epicurus). The remaining chapters contain detailed studies on the theories of space of Plato, Aristotle, the early Peripatetics and the Stoics. The book is especially useful for historians of ancient physics, but may also be of interest to students of Aristotelian dialectic, ancient metaphysics, doxography, and medieval and early modern physics.

Physical Activity

Physical Activity
Author: G Rarick
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 421
Release: 2012-12-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323151159

Physical Activity: Human Growth and Development describes the relationship of physical activity and the growth, development, and health of children. This book is composed of 14 chapters that focus on the research of biological and behavioral science that is related to the physical activity needs and problems of children and youth. The introductory chapters deal with the link between exercise and the growth and development of muscle tissue and bone and joint structures. The next chapters review the several factors affecting the working capacity of children and adolescents; body composition and exercise during growth and development; and the effect of physical activity of motor performance and skills. These topics are followed by discussions of the influence of age and sex on motor learning, as well as the hereditary factors concerning stability and change in motor abilities. A chapter examines the motor performance of mentally retarded children. The final chapters discuss the significance of psychosocial development and the process of socialization in the growth and development of children and youth. This book is of great value to physicians, graduate students, and researchers who are in the fields of growth and development and exercise physiology.