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Recounts the events surrounding the struggling physicist's 1853 demonstration that proved that the Earth revolves on an axis, describing the adversity he suffered at the hands of his peers despite his numerous discoveries including the electric compass, electric microscope, and more.
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The Christian Science Monitor This intriguing account...exemplifies a lesson that humanity seems forever reluctant to learn: How the world appears depends on your frame of reference.
Simon Winchester author of The Professor and the Madman [S]eductively captivating....With all the clarity and narrative brilliance that has become [Aczel's] hallmark.
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Simon Winchester author of The Professor and the Madman [S]eductively captivating....With all the clarity and narrative brilliance that has become [Aczel's] hallmark.
Amir D. Aczel is the author of nine books, including The Riddle of the Compass, The Mystery of the Aleph, and Fermat's Last Theorem. An internationally known writer of mathematics and science, he lives in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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- PublisherAtria Books
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0743464788
- ISBN 13 9780743464789
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