The Life and Science of Léon Foucault
Subtitle: The Man who Proved the Earth Rotates
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 10, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780521808552
Subjects: Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods; Biography: general; History of science; Optics (light); Science/Mathematics; France; Biography & Autobiography; Science; Physicists; General; Astronomy - General; Scientists - General; Science / Astronomy; Biography; 1819-1868; Foucault, Leon,; Pendulum
First sentence: Henri Sainte-Claire Deville leaned back in his heavy academician's chair, sick with emotion.
Table of contents: title: Foreword (by David DeVorkin)
pagenum: vii; title: Preface
pagenum: ix; title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: xii; label: 1
title: Introduction
pagenum: 1; label: 2
title: Early years
pagenum: 11; label: 3
title: The metallic eye: photography
pagenum: 21; label: 4
title: The 'delicious pastime' applied to science
pagenum: 37; label: 5
title: The beautiful science of optics
pagenum: 57; label: 6
title: Order, precision and clarity: reporter for the Journal des Débats
pagenum: 79; label: 7
title: Mixed luck
pagenum: 95; label: 8
title: The speed of light. I. Demise of the corpuscular theory
pagenum: 117; label: 9
title: The rotation of the Earth: pendulum and gyroscope
pagenum: 133; label: 10
title: Biding time
pagenum: 173; label: 11
title: The Observatory physicist
pagenum: 183; label: 12
title: Perfecting the telescope
pagenum: 199; label: 13
title: The speed of light. II. The size of the solar system
pagenum: 227; label: 14
title: Recognition
pagenum: 235; label: 15
title: Control: the quest for fortune
pagenum: 247; label: 16
title: Unfinished projects
pagenum: 263; label: 17
title: Commentary
pagenum: 279; title: Colour plates
pagenum: 285; title: Appendices; label: A
title: Maps and chronology
pagenum: 293; label: B
title: Extracts from the Journal des Débats
pagenum: 296; label: C
title: Photographs and instruments
pagenum: 305; label: D
title: Building a Foucault pendulum
pagenum: 307; title: Notes
pagenum: 311; title: Index
pagenum: 333