The illustrated On the shoulders of giants
Subtitle: the great works of physics and astronomy
By: [edited, with commentary, by] Stephen Hawking.
Contributors: Hawking, S. W.
Publisher: Running Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Physics; Astronomy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-253).
"A Book Laboratory book"--T.p. verso.
Statement of function in the statement of responsibility from dust jacket.
Table of contents: title: On the revolution of heavenly spheres [excerpt] -- Nicolaus Copernicus; title: Dialogues concerning two new sciences [excerpt] -- Galileo Galilei; title: Harmonies of the world. Book five [excerpt] -- Johannes Kepler; title: Principia [excerpt] -- Isaac Newton -- Selections from The; title: principle of relativity -- Albert Einstein.