The Growth of Physical Science (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108005654)

The Growth of Physical Science is a detailed but very accessible survey of what began as natural philosophy and culminated in the mid-twentieth century as quantum physical science. From the earliest physical investigations of nature made by the various civilisations of Babylonia, Phoenicia and Egypt (a period covering 5000-600 BC), through the remarkable mathematical and philosophical achievements of the ancient Greeks, to the ages of Newton and then Einstein, Rutherford and Bohr, Jeans has written a comprehensive history of this tremendous advancement in our understanding of the universe, one that will appeal to a broad range of readers interested in this subject.

Author: James Jeans
ISBN-10: 1108005659
ISBN-13: 9781108005654
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/20/2009
Pages: 408
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.91d