Men of Physics
Auteur : Galileo Galilei, Raymond John Seeger
Date de publication : 1966
Éditeur : Pergamon Press
Nombre de pages : 286
Résumé du livre
Pt. 1. His life. Curious student ; Research professor ; Clever courtier ; Popular author. -- Pt. 2. His works. Interpreting sense impressions ; Continua -- Mathematical and physical ; Magnetism ; The pump that failed ; Apparent lightness ; Weighing air ; Floating ebony ; Analyzing an alloy ; The screw as a machine ; Strength of materials ; Natural oscillations ; Falling bodies ; Spots on the sun ; New moons ; Parallax of a star ; Nature -- God's handiwork. -- Outline of life and works.