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The History of Physics : a Very Short Introduction by Heilbron, J. L. is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The History of Physics : a Very Short Introduction about?
How does the physics we know today - a highly professionalised enterprise, inextricably linked to government and industry - link back to its origins as a liberal art in Ancient Greece? What is the path that leads from the old philosophy of nature and its concern with humankind's place in the universe to modern massive international projects that hunt down fundamental particles and industrial laboratories that manufacture marvels? This Very Short Introduction introduces us to Islamic astronomers
Who reads The History of Physics : a Very Short Introduction?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Heilbron, J. L.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Academic UK
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780199684120
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Science, Physics, Others
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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