On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy

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Description

ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS tells a compelling story, using original papers from Einstein, Copernicus, Galilei, Kepler and Newton. Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking explains how these works changed the course of science, ushering astronomy and physics out of the Middle Ages and into the modern world.

Additional information

Weight 0.864 kg
Dimensions 5.4 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm
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Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

1280

Publisher

Year Published

2003-10-30

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

0141015713

About The Author

Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking is Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge (Newton's old position). He is the author of A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME, which remained on the New York Times bestseller list for a record-breaking 237 weeks. Curiously, Hawking was born 300 years to the day after Galileo died.

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