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Great calculations, a surprising look behind 50 scientific inquiries, Colin Pask

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Great calculations, a surprising look behind 50 scientific inquiries, Colin Pask

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-406) and indexes

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illustrations

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Great calculations

Nature of contents

bibliography

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893016856

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Colin Pask

Sub title

a surprising look behind 50 scientific inquiries

Summary

"Science is based not only on observation and experiment, but on theory as well. As Einstein said, "Theory tells us what to measure." And theories are often crystallized into succinct calculations, like those made using Einstein's famous E = mc2. This book looks at fifty such great calculations, exploring how and why they were developed and assessing their impact on the history of science."--Back cover

Table Of Contents

Fifty questions for the calculations to answers -- Introduction -- Ancient mathematics -- Steps into modern mathematics -- Our world -- The solar system: the first mathematical models -- The solar system: into the modern era -- The universe -- About us -- Light -- Building blocks -- Nuclear and particle physics -- Methods and motion -- Evaluation

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