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Author | : Eric M. Rogers |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 2017-03-14 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 140088599X |
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This selection from the author's famous Physics for the Inquiring Mind is a book for readers who want to grow in scientific wisdom, who want to know the fundamentals of the history and theory of basic astronomy. Originally published in 1982. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author | : Eric M. Rogers |
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Total Pages | : 173 |
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ISBN | : 9780835729215 |
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Author | : Eric M. Rogers |
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Total Pages | : 163 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Astronomy |
ISBN | : 9780691023700 |
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A history of astronomy that highlights the contributions of Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton is used to illustrate the development of scientific theories
Author | : Ross Robert Olney |
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Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Astronomy |
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Author | : Eric M. Rogers |
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Total Pages | : 800 |
Release | : 1960 |
Genre | : Physics |
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Author | : Eric M. Rogers |
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Total Pages | : 778 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Physics |
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Author | : Eric M. Rogers |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 791 |
Release | : 2011-04-17 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0691151156 |
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In our scientific age an understanding of physics is part of a liberal education. Lawyers, bankers, governors, business heads, administrators, all wise educated people need a lasting understanding of physics so that they can enjoy those contacts with science and scientists that are part of our civilization both materially and intellectually. They need knowledge and understanding instead of the feelings, all too common, that physics is dark and mysterious and that physicists are a strange people with incomprehensible interests. Such a sense of understanding science and scientists can be gained neither from sermons on the beauty of science nor from the rigorous courses that colleges have offered for generations; when the headache clears away it leaves little but a confused sense of mystery. Nor is the need met by survey courses that offer a smorgasbord of tidbit--they give science a bad name as a compendium of information or formulas. The non-scientist needs a course of study that enables him to learn real science and make its own--with delight. For lasting benefits the intelligent non-scientist needs a course of study that enables him to learn genuine science carefully and then encourages him to think about it and use it. He needs a carefully selected framework of topics--not so many that learning becomes superficial and hurried; not so few that he misses the connected nature of scientific work and thinking. He must see how scientific knowledge is built up by building some scientific knowledge of his own, by reading and discussing and if possible by doing experiments himself. He must think his own way through some scientific arguments. He must form his own opinion, with guidance, concerning the parts played by experiment and theory; and he must be shown how to develop a taste for good theory. He must see several varieties of scientific method at work. And above all, he must think about science for himself and enjoy that. These are the things that this book encourages readers to gain, by their own study and thinking. Physics for the Inquiring Mind is a book for the inquiring mind of students in college and for other readers who want to grow in scientific wisdom, who want to know what physics really is.
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Total Pages | : 672 |
Release | : 1927 |
Genre | : Astronomy |
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Author | : Tatiana Shubin |
Publisher | : MAA |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 0883855712 |
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This book is the second volume based on lectures for pre-college students given by prominent mathematicians in the Bay Area Mathematical Adventures (BAMA). This book reflects the flavor of the BAMA lectures and the excitement they have generated among the high school and middle school students in the Silicon Valley. The topics cover a wide range of mathematical subjects each treated by a leading proponent of the subject at levels designed to challenge and attract students whose mathematical interests are just beginning. In addition, the treatments given here will intrigue and enchant a more mature mathematician. It is hoped that the publication of these lectures will expose students outside of the San Francisco Bay Area to interesting mathematical topics and treatments outside of their normal experience in the classroom. Mathematical educators are encouraged to offer the students in their own localities similar opportunities to come into contact with exciting adventures in mathematics.
Author | : Alan W. Hirshfeld |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2013-01-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0486490939 |
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This lively and entertaining history of the long struggle to measure the distance to the stars will appeal to general readers as well as to amateur and professional astronomers. Readers will encounter fascinating historical characters, from ancient Greeks to 19th-century scientists. Well illustrated, with contemporary pictures plus extensive notes on further reading. 2002 edition.