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Product Identifiers
PublisherRunning Press
ISBN-10076241698X
ISBN-139780762416981
eBay Product ID (ePID)7038705500
Product Key Features
Book TitleOn the Shoulders of Giants
Number of Pages1280 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPhysics / Astrophysics, History, Essays, Astronomy, Physics / General
Publication Year2003
IllustratorYes
GenreScience
AuthorStephen Hawking
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height2.5 in
Item Weight56.9 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal520
SynopsisWorld-renowned physicist and bestselling author Stephen Hawking presents a revolutionary look at the momentous discoveries that changed our perception of the world with this first-ever compilation of seven classic works on physics and astronomy. His choice of landmark writings by some of the world's great thinkers traces the brilliant evolution of modern science and shows how each figure built upon the genius of his predecessors. On the Shoulders of Giants includes, in their entirety, On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres by Nicolaus Copernicus Principia by Sir Isaac Newton The Principle of Relativity by Albert Einstein Dialogues Concerning Two Sciences by Galileo Galilei with Alfonso De Salvio plus Mystery of the Cosmos, Harmony of the World, and Rudolphine Tables by Johannes Kepler. It also includes five critical essays and a biography of each featured physicist, written by Hawking himself., World-renowned physicist and bestselling author Stephen Hawking presents a revolutionary look at the momentous discoveries that changed our perception of the world with this first-ever compilation of seven classic works on physics and astronomy. His choice of landmark writings by some of the world's great thinkers traces the brilliant evolution of modern science and shows how each figure built upon the genius of his predecessors. On the Shoulders of Giants includes, in their entirety, On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres by Nicolaus Copernicus; Principia by Sir Isaac Newton; The Principle of Relativity by Albert Einstein; Dialogues Concerning Two Sciences by Galileo Galilei with Alfonso De Salvio; plus Mystery of the Cosmos, Harmony of the World, and Rudolphine Tables by Johannes Kepler. It also includes five critical essays and a biography of each featured physicist, written by Hawking himself.