A History of Mechanics Contributor(s): Dugas, René (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486656322 ISBN-13: 9780486656328 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2011 Annotation: Monumental study traces the history of mechanical principles chronologically from their earliest roots in antiquity through the Middle Ages to the revolutions in relativistic mechanics and wave and quantum mechanics of the early 20th century. Contributions of ancient Greeks, Leonardo, Galileo, Kepler, Lagrange, many other important figures. 116 black-and-white illustrations. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Mechanics - General - Science | Physics - General |
Dewey: 531.09 |
LCCN: 88011836 |
Series: Dover Classics of Science & Mathematics |
Physical Information: 1.28" H x 5.41" W x 8.46" (1.51 lbs) 688 pages |
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Publisher Description: "A remarkable work which will remain a document of the first rank for the historian of mechanics." -- Louis de Broglie |