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Forces in physics : a historical perspective / Steven N. Shore.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shore, Steven N.
- Series:
- Greenwood guides to great ideas in science
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Force and energy--History.
- Force and energy.
- Physics--History.
- Physics.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 233 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, [2008]
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-227) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780313333033
- 0313333033
- OCLC:
- 226308150
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