A History of Physics from Antiquity to the Enlightenment
A History of Physics from Antiquity to the Enlightenment

Author: Mario Gliozzi

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2022-03-02

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 1527580776

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This book presents a general, unifying view of the developments of the ideas and the experimental findings underlying the evolution of physical knowledge from classical antiquity to the Eighteenth century. It is based on the study of the original sources in ancient texts, and includes classical antiquity with the Hellenic, Hellenistic and Greco-Roman ages, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance. In particular, the ideas which gave rise to the experimental method and to the modern approach to physical phenomena are discussed in detail. Particularly original is the book’s focus on Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton.

A History of Physics over the Last Two Centuries
A History of Physics over the Last Two Centuries

Author: Mario Gliozzi

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2022-03-22

Total Pages: 505

ISBN-13: 152758125X

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The book tells the fascinating story of physics starting from the 19th century, from the wave theory of light, thermodynamics, and electromagnetism, up to the discoveries of the 20th century. It investigates the frequently contrasting ideas and the raging arguments that led to our current understanding of the physical world, from the theory of relativity to quantum mechanics.

A History of Physics from Antiquity to the Enlightenment
A History of Physics from Antiquity to the Enlightenment

Author: Mario Gliozzi

Publisher:

Published: 2022-04

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781527580763

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This book presents a general, unifying view of the developments of the ideas and the experimental findings underlying the evolution of physical knowledge from classical antiquity to the Eighteenth century. It is based on the study of the original sources in ancient texts, and includes classical antiquity with the Hellenic, Hellenistic and Greco-Roman ages, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance. In particular, the ideas which gave rise to the experimental method and to the modern approach to physical phenomena are discussed in detail. Particularly original is the book's focus on Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton.

The Birth of Physics
The Birth of Physics

Author: Michel Serres

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2018-01-10

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1786606267

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The Birth of Physics represents a foundational work in the development of chaos theory from one of the world’s most influential living theorists, Michel Serres. Focussing on the largest text still intact to reach us from the Atomists - Lucretius' De Rerum Natura - Serres mobilises everything we know about the related scientific work of the time (Archemides, Epicurus et al) in order to demand a complete reappraisal of the legacy. Crucial to his reconception of the Atomists' thought is a recognition that their model of atomic matter is essentially a fluid one - they are describing the actions of turbulence, which impacts our understanding of the recent disciplines of chaos and complexity. It explains the continuing presence of Lucretius in the work of such scientific giants as Nobel Laureates Schroedinger and Prigogine. This book is truly a landmark in the study of ancient physics and has been enormously influential on work in the area, amongst other things stimulating a more general rebirth of philosophical interest in the ancients.

A History of Western Society, Volume 1
A History of Western Society, Volume 1

Author: John P. McKay

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2010-10-13

Total Pages: 640

ISBN-13: 0312640595

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Now from Bedford/St. Martin's, A History of Western Society is one of the most successful textbooks available because it captures students' interest in the everyday life of the past and ties social history to the broad sweep of politics and culture. The tenth edition has been thoroughly revised to strengthen the text's readability, heighten its attention to daily life, and incorporate the insights of new scholarship, including an enhanced treatment of European exploration and a thoroughly revised post-1945 section. With a dynamic new design, new special features, and a completely revised and robust companion reader, this major revision makes the past memorable and accessible for a new generation of students and instructors.

In Search of a Theory of Everything
In Search of a Theory of Everything

Author: Demetris Nicolaides

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 019009835X

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In Search of a Theory of Everything is on a quest for the theory that will ultimately explain all the phenomena of nature via a single immutable overarching law.

Understanding Western Society, Volume 1: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment
Understanding Western Society, Volume 1: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment

Author: John P. McKay

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2011-08-02

Total Pages: 597

ISBN-13: 0312668880

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Based on the highly successful A History of Western Society, Understanding Western Society: A Brief History captures students’ interest in the everyday life of the past and ties social history to the broad sweep of politics and culture. Abridged by 30%, the narrative is paired with innovative pedagogy, designed to help students focus on significant developments as they read and review. An innovative, three-step end-of-Chapter study guide helps students master key facts and move toward synthesis.

The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment

Author: John Robertson

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 0199591784

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This introduction explores the history of the 18th-century Enlightenment movement. Considering its intellectual commitments, Robertson then turns to their impact on society, and the ways in which Enlightenment thinkers sought to further the goal of human betterment, by promoting economic improvement and civil and political justice.

The House of Wisdom
The House of Wisdom

Author: Jim Al-Khalili

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-03-31

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1101476230

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A myth-shattering view of the Islamic world's myriad scientific innovations and the role they played in sparking the European Renaissance. Many of the innovations that we think of as hallmarks of Western science had their roots in the Arab world of the middle ages, a period when much of Western Christendom lay in intellectual darkness. Jim al- Khalili, a leading British-Iraqi physicist, resurrects this lost chapter of history, and given current East-West tensions, his book could not be timelier. With transporting detail, al-Khalili places readers in the hothouses of the Arabic Enlightenment, shows how they led to Europe's cultural awakening, and poses the question: Why did the Islamic world enter its own dark age after such a dazzling flowering?

Sources for Western Society, Volume 1
Sources for Western Society, Volume 1

Author: John P. McKay

Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education

Published: 2013-09-20

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 1457655225

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Sources for Western Society provides a variety of primary sources to accompany A History of Western Society, Eleventh Edition and the new Value edition of A History of Western Society. With over fifty new selections—including a dozen new visual sources—and enhanced pedagogy throughout, students are given the tools to engage critically with canonical and lesser known sources, and prominent and ordinary voices. Each chapter includes a "Sources in Conversation" feature that presents differing views on key topics. This companion reader is an exceptional value for students and offers plenty of assignment options for instructors.