Title:
Forces in physics : a historical perspective / Steven N. Shore.
Author:
Shore, Steven N.
Publication Information:
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, c 2008.
Call Number:
QC72 .S46 2008
Abstract:
Examines the history of physics, and discusses the advancement of ideas from antiquity through the twentieth century, and covers Medieval ideas of force, Isaac Newton, thermodynamics, relativity of motion, Quantum mechanics, and other related topics. Includes a time line.
Electronic Access:
Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0817/2008018308.html
ISBN:
9780313333033
Series:
Greenwood guides to great ideas in science
Greenwood guides to great ideas in science.
Physical Description:
xvi, 233 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Contents:
Force in the ancient and classical world -- Medieval ideas of force -- The new physics -- Newton -- Forces and fields -- Thermodynamics -- Fields as everything -- The relativity of motion -- Quantum mechanics -- Some mathematical ideas -- Timeline.
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