universal force
By: Louis A. Girifalco.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9780199228966
Subjects: Gravitation; Gravity; Gravitation -- History; Gravity -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-291) and index.
Table of contents: title: The seeker; title: The giants; title: The first modern giant; title: The grid; title: The universal force; title: The laws; title: The system of the world; title: Force and mass; title: Two more giants; title: - Ether; title: The genius; title: Time and space; title: It really is true; title: The space-time continuum; title: Time warps and bent space; title: It stands alone; title: This too is true; title: Crunch; title: Beyond existence; title: Absolute space?; title: Infinity; title: How weird can it get?; title: Scientific truth; title: The meaning of why; title: Final comments.