Unifying the universe : the physics of heaven and earth /
Padamsee, Hasan,1945-
Bristol ; Philadelphia : IOP,
c2003.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 646-653) and index.
Pt. 1. The earth. The shapes of nature: beginnings of scientific thought -- Matter in motion, an elementary quest: beyond reason and observation -- Science lost, science regained: the rise of empiricism -- Terrestrial motion: dynamic symmetries -- pt. 2. The heavens. Celestial motion: a heavenly romance with the solar system -- Spherical models: scaling the cosmos -- Reformation and revolution: changing perspectives -- Laws of motion in the heavens: opening new doors through precision -- A new heaven: a wide-open universe -- pt. 3. Synthesis. Rise of the mechanical universe: unifying space and time -- Universal gravitation: the first synthesis -- Epilogue: Unity in physics.
Physics
Cosmology