A History of Mechanics (Dover Classics of Science and Mathematics)

Rene Dugas

ISBN 10: 0486656322 / ISBN 13: 9780486656328

Published by Dover Pubns, 1988

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662 pages. 8.75x5.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 0486656322

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A History of Mechanics (Dover Classics of Science and Mathematics)
• Publisher: Dover Pubns
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486656322
• ISBN 13: 9780486656328
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

Monumental study traces the history of mechanical principles chronologically from their earliest roots in antiquity through the Middle Ages to the revolutions in relativistic mechanics and wave and quantum mechanics of the early 20th century. Contributions of ancient Greeks, Leonardo, Galileo, Kepler, Lagrange, many other important figures. 116 black-and-white illustrations.