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Winding Trail to Newton's Principia Mathematica
Av Mordechai Feingold, Jed Z. Buchwald
E-bok, 2026
642 kr
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An intellectual biography of the seventeenth-century masterwork that set down the laws of motion and universal gravitation and ushered in modern physicsLong regarded as one of the most important works in the history of science, Isaac Newton's Principia laid the mathematical foundations of classical …
Newton and the Origin of Civilization
Av Jed Z. Buchwald, Mordechai Feingold
Inbunden, 2012
668 kr
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Isaac Newton's Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended, published in 1728, one year after the great man's death, unleashed a storm of controversy. And for good reason. The book presents a drastically revised timeline for ancient civilizations, contracting Greek history by five hundred years and …
Einstein Was Right
The Science and History of Gravitational Waves
Inbunden, 2020
419 kr
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An authoritative interdisciplinary account of the historic discovery of gravitational wavesIn 1915, Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves—ripples in the fabric of spacetime caused by the movement of large masses—as part of the theory of general relativity. A century later, …
Riddle of the Rosetta
How an English Polymath and a French Polyglot Discovered the Meaning of Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Av Jed Z. Buchwald, Diane Greco Josefowicz
Inbunden, 2020
547 kr
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A major new history of the race between two geniuses to decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century EuropeIn 1799, a French Army officer was rebuilding the defenses of a fort on the banks of the Nile when he discovered an ancient stele fragment bearing a …
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Physics
Av Jed Z. Buchwald, Robert Fox
Häftad, 2017
907 kr
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The Oxford Handbook of the History of Physics brings together cutting-edge writing by more than twenty leading authorities on the history of physics from the seventeenth century to the present day. By presenting a wide diversity of studies in a single volume, it provides authoritative introductions …
Oxford Handbook of the History of Physics
Av Robert Fox, Jed Z. Buchwald
E-bok, 2013
1650 kr
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The Oxford Handbook of the History of Physics brings together cutting-edge writing by more than twenty leading authorities on the history of physics from the seventeenth century to the present day. By presenting a wide diversity of studies in a single volume, it provides authoritative introductions …
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Physics
Av Jed Z. Buchwald, Robert Fox
Inbunden, 2013
2574 kr
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The Oxford Handbook of the History of Physics brings together cutting-edge writing by more than twenty leading authorities on the history of physics from the seventeenth century to the present day. By presenting a wide diversity of studies in a single volume, it provides authoritative introductions …
Rise of the Wave Theory of Light
Optical Theory and Experiment in the Early Nineteenth Century
Inbunden, 1989
1441 kr
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"No one interested in the history of optics, the history of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century physics, or the general phenomenon of theory change in science can afford to ignore Jed Buchwald's well-structured, highly detailed, and scrupulously researched book. . . . Buchwald's analysis will surely …
Rise of the Wave Theory of Light
Optical Theory and Experiment in the Early Nineteenth Century
Häftad, 1989
539 kr
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"No one interested in the history of optics, the history of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century physics, or the general phenomenon of theory change in science can afford to ignore Jed Buchwald's well-structured, highly detailed, and scrupulously researched book. . . . Buchwald's analysis will surely …
Creation of Scientific Effects
Heinrich Hertz and Electric Waves
Häftad, 1994
627 kr
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This volume is an attempt to reconstitute the tacit knowledge - the shared, unwritten assumptions, values and understandings - that shapes the work of science. Jed Z. Buchwald uses as his focus the social and intellectual world of 19th-century German physics. Drawing on the lab notes, published …
Scientific Practice
Theories and Stories of Doing Physics
Inbunden, 1995
1063 kr
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This study examines small-scale experiments in physics, in particular the relation between theory and practice. The contributors focus on interactions among the people, materials and ideas involved in experiments. The first half of the book is primarily philosophical, with contributions from Andrew …
Creation of Scientific Effects
Heinrich Hertz and Electric Waves
E-bok, 2011
1261 kr
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This book is an attempt to reconstitute the tacit knowledge—the shared, unwritten assumptions, values, and understandings—that shapes the work of science. Jed Z. Buchwald uses as his focus the social and intellectual world of nineteenth-century German physics. Drawing on the lab notes, published …
Zodiac of Paris
How an Improbable Controversy over an Ancient Egyptian Artifact Provoked a Modern Debate between Religion and Science
Av Jed Z. Buchwald, Diane Greco Josefowicz
Inbunden, 2010
505 kr
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The Dendera zodiac--an ancient bas-relief temple ceiling adorned with mysterious symbols of the stars and planets--was first discovered by the French during Napoleon's campaign in Egypt, and quickly provoked a controversy between scientists and theologians. Brought to Paris in 1821 and ultimately …
Riddle of the Rosetta
How an English Polymath and a French Polyglot Discovered the Meaning of Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Av Diane Greco Josefowicz, Jed Z. Buchwald
E-bok, 2020
368 kr
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A major new history of the race between two geniuses to decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Europe In 1799, a French Army officer was rebuilding the defenses of a fort on the banks of the Nile when he discovered an ancient stele fragment bearing a …
Einstein Was Right
The Science and History of Gravitational Waves
E-bok, 2020
571 kr
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An authoritative interdisciplinary account of the historic discovery of gravitational waves In 1915, Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves—ripples in the fabric of spacetime caused by the movement of large masses—as part of the theory of general relativity. A century later, …
Riddle of the Rosetta
How an English Polymath and a French Polyglot Discovered the Meaning of Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Av Jed Z. Buchwald, Diane Greco Josefowicz
Häftad, 2022
271 kr
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A major new history of the race between two geniuses to decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century EuropeIn 1799, a French Army officer was rebuilding the defenses of a fort on the banks of the Nile when he discovered an ancient stele fragment bearing a …
Winding Trail to Newton's Principia Mathematica
Av Jed Z. Buchwald, Mordechai Feingold
Inbunden, 2026
479 kr
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An intellectual biography of the seventeenth-century masterwork that set down the laws of motion and universal gravitation and ushered in modern physicsLong regarded as one of the most important works in the history of science, Isaac Newton’s Principia laid the mathematical foundations of classical …
Winding Trail to Newton's Principia Mathematica
Av Mordechai Feingold, Jed Z. Buchwald
E-bok, 2026
642 kr
Lägg i varukorg
An intellectual biography of the seventeenth-century masterwork that set down the laws of motion and universal gravitation and ushered in modern physicsLong regarded as one of the most important works in the history of science, Isaac Newton's Principia laid the mathematical foundations of classical …
Scientific Credibility and Technical Standards in 19th and early 20th century Germany and Britain
In 19th and Early 20th Century Germany and Britain
Häftad, 1996
552 kr
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The articles in this first volume of ARCHIMEDES explicitly and intentionally cross boundaries between science and technology, and they also illuminate one another. The first three contributions concern optics and industry in 19th century Germany; the fourth concerns electric standards in Germany …
Zodiac of Paris
How an Improbable Controversy over an Ancient Egyptian Artifact Provoked a Modern Debate between Religion and Science
Av Diane Greco Josefowicz, Jed Z. Buchwald
E-bok, 2021
685 kr
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The clash of faith and science in Napoleonic France The Dendera zodiac—an ancient bas-relief temple ceiling adorned with mysterious symbols of the stars and planets—was first discovered by the French during Napoleon''s campaign in Egypt, and quickly provoked a controversy between scientists and …
Newton and the Origin of Civilization
Av Mordechai Feingold, Jed Z. Buchwald
E-bok, 2012
955 kr
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Isaac Newton''s Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended , published in 1728, one year after the great man''s death, unleashed a storm of controversy. And for good reason. The book presents a drastically revised timeline for ancient civilizations, contracting Greek history by five hundred years and …
Wrong for the Right Reasons
Av Jed Z. Buchwald, A. Franklin
Inbunden, 2005
1098 kr
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The rapidity with which knowledge changes makes much of past science obsolete, and often just wrong, from the present's point of view. We no longer think, for example, that heat is a material substance transferred from hot to cold bodies. But is wrong science always or even usually bad science? The …
Wrong for the Right Reasons
Av A. Franklin, Jed Z. Buchwald
E-bok, 2006
1413 kr
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The rapidity with which knowledge changes makes much of past science obsolete, and often just wrong, from the present''s point of view. We no longer think, for example, that heat is a material substance transferred from hot to cold bodies. But is wrong science always or even usually bad science? …
Wrong for the Right Reasons
Av Jed Z. Buchwald, A. Franklin
Häftad, 2010
1095 kr
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The rapidity with which knowledge changes makes much of past science obsolete, and often just wrong, from the present's point of view. We no longer think, for example, that heat is a material substance transferred from hot to cold bodies. But is wrong science always or even usually bad science? The …
Master of Science History
Essays in Honor of Charles Coulston Gillispie
Inbunden, 2012
1857 kr
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New essays in science history ranging across the entire field and related in most instance to the works of Charles Gillispie, one of the field's founders.
Master of Science History
Essays in Honor of Charles Coulston Gillispie
E-bok, 2012
2359 kr
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New essays in science history ranging across the entire field and related in most instance to the works of Charles Gillispie, one of the field''s founders.
Master of Science History
Essays in Honor of Charles Coulston Gillispie
Häftad, 2014
1857 kr
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New essays in science history ranging across the entire field and related in most instance to the works of Charles Gillispie, one of the field's founders.
Scientific Credibility and Technical Standards in 19th and early 20th century Germany and Britain
In 19th and Early 20th Century Germany and Britain
E-bok, 2012
755 kr
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The articles in this first volume of ARCHIMEDES explicitly and intentionally cross boundaries between science and technology, and they also illuminate one another. The first three contributions concern optics and industry in 19th century Germany; the fourth concerns electric standards in Germany …
Creation of Scientific Effects
Heinrich Hertz and Electric Waves
Inbunden, 1994
1496 kr
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This volume is an attempt to reconstitute the tacit knowledge - the shared, unwritten assumptions, values, and understandings - that shapes the work of science. Jed Z. Buchwald uses as his focus the social and intellectual world of 19th-century German physics. Drawing on the lab notes, published …
Scientific Practice
Theories and Stories of Doing Physics
Häftad, 1995
428 kr
Tillfälligt slut
This study examines small-scale experiment in physics, in particular the relation between theory and practice. The contributors focus on interactions among the people, materials and ideas involved in experiments.
