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: 2002
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1264
Subjects: Physics; Astronomy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543): His life and work; On the revolution of heavenly spheres; title: Galileo Galilei (1564-1642): His life and work; Dialogues concerning two sciences; title: Johannes Kepler (1571-1630): His life and work; Harmony of the world, Book 5; title: Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727): His life and work; Principia; title: - Albert Einstein (1879-1955): His life and work; Selections from The principle of relativity.