The Oxford Guide to the History of Physics and Astronomy

The Oxford Guide to the History of Physics and Astronomy
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 384
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ISBN-10 : 9780195171983
ISBN-13 : 0195171985
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Book Synopsis The Oxford Guide to the History of Physics and Astronomy by : J. L. Heilbron

Download or read book The Oxford Guide to the History of Physics and Astronomy written by J. L. Heilbron and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-06-03 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The entries follow an elaborate organizational plan, which amounts to a new classification of knowledge, its institutional settings, and its applications. This plan is reprinted in the opening pages of the Guide." "Thoroughly cross-referenced, and accented with attractive black and white artwork, no other source is as systematic and authoritative or as informative and inviting in its coverage of physics, astronomy and planetary science."--BOOK JACKET.


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