The Grip of Gravity
Subtitle: The Quest to Understand the Laws of Motion and Gravitation
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: August 22, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780521018678
Subjects: Classical mechanics; Science; History; Science/Mathematics; General; Gravity; Physics; Gravitation--History; Gravitation--History Gravitation--History; Science / Physics; Science-Gravity; Technology / General; Technology-General; Gravitation; Motion
First sentence: downward towards the centre of the universe, fire towards the extreme, and air and water towards intermediate places. Once in its natural place, each of the four elements remains at rest unless caused to move.
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Table of contents: pagenum: 1
title: Aristotle; pagenum: 2
title: Greek science; pagenum: 12
title: Alexandrian science; pagenum: 19
title: Islamic science; pagenum: 25
title: Kepler; pagenum: 51
title: Galileo; pagenum: 77
title: Newton; pagenum: 119
title: Einstein; pagenum: 189
title: Dicke; pagenum: 247
title: Hubble Eddington; pagenum: 325
title: Planck; pagenum: 342
title: Chronology; pagenum: 348
title: Suggestions for further reading; pagenum: 344
title: Notes; pagenum: 351
title: Index