On Physics and Philosophy
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: September 13, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 552
ISBN-13: 9780691119649
Subjects: PHYSICS; Quantum Theory; Science; Philosophy; Science/Mathematics; Philosophy & Social Aspects; History of Science and Medicine, Philosophy of Science; Science / Quantum Theory; General
First sentence: ADMITTEDLY THE new world-view that soared in the early seventeenth century originated from Copernicus' discovery but it is not to be questioned that the change from Aristotelian to Galilean physics played an essential part in its development.