Early Physics and Astronomy A Historical Introduction

Olaf Pedersen and Mogens Pihl

ISBN 10: 0356041220 / ISBN 13: 9780356041223

Published by MacDonald and Jane's, 1974

About this Item

Very mild dust spotting to top text block edge, with light and sporadic to side, name/details tippexed out to paste-down, light dints to bottom edge of upper panel and a small one to rear margin, dw has sl fade to red titles of spine, and mild tanning also, tear to top outer corner of upper cover, and tiny chip to its' opposite at rear, nick to off-side head of spine, and pin hole to rear cover at top edge. Price-clipped. Now in protective removable premium grade clear film wrap. ; History Of Science; 240x160mm; 413 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Early Physics and Astronomy A Historical Introduction
• Publisher: MacDonald and Jane's
• Publication Date: 1974
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0356041220
• ISBN 13: 9780356041223
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good+

About this title

Synopsis

The book is an introductory exposition of the development of the physical and astronomical notions of the universe. It covers the period from Greek antiquity to the Copernican revolution and the Renaissance, half of the text being devoted to medieval science within both the Aristotelian and the Archimedean traditions. The book is intended for a general audience interested in intellectual and scientific developments, but should also be useful as a guide to further studies. Thus it has an extensive bibliography classifying much of the secondary literature on the subject, and also a sixty page 'dictionary' of all the scientists and philosophers mentioned in the text. This contains references to printed editions of the sources and to a selection of books and periodicals.

Review

'This is an exceptional book, written with a clarity of style which not only reveals the broad ebb and flow of scientific ideas throughout the ages, but also illuminates them by closely focussed images of specific individuals and the inspired ideas which brought about the emerging understanding of the physical world. Olaf Pedersen has presented us with an epitome of classical and scientific scholarship, and for that we should be grateful indeed.' Webb Society Quarterly Journal

' ... recommend to anyone interested in the history of science...' Journal of the British Astronomical Society