| Description |
xxi, 667 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. The earth. -- 1. The shapes of nature: beginnings of scientific thought. -- 2. Matter in motion - an elementary quest: beyond reason and observation. -- 3. Science lost, science regained: the rise of empiricism. -- 4. Terrestrial motion: dynamic symmetries. -- Pt. 2. The heavens. -- 5. Celestial motion: a heavenly romance with the solar system. -- 6. Spherical models: scaling the cosmos. -- 7. Reformation and revolution: changing perspectives. -- 8. Laws of motion in the heavens: opening new doors through precision. -- |
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9. A new heaven: a wide-open universe. -- Pt. 3. Synthesis. -- 10. Rise of the mechanical universe: unifying space and time. -- 11. Universal gravitation: the first synthesis. -- Epilogue: unity in physics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 646-653) and index |
| Subject |
Science -- History.
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Physics -- Philosophy.
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Cosmology.
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Science -- Popular works.
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Cosmology -- History.
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Physics -- History.
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| ISBN |
0750307587 paperback |
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