Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences (On the Shoulders of Giants)
Contributors: Stephen W. Hawking (Editor)
Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers
Published: January 4, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780762420155
Subjects: Astronomy, Space & Time; History; Astronomy (General); Science (General); Science; Science/Mathematics; Astrophysics & Space Science; Essays; Astronomy - General; General
First sentence: SALV. The constant activity which you Venetians display in your famous arsenal suggests to the studious mind a large field for investigation, especially that part of the work which involves mechanics; for in this department all types of instruments and machines are constantly being constructed by many artisans, among whom there must be some who, partly by inherited experience and partly by their own observations, have become highly expert and clever in explanation.