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The universe of Galileo and Newton : illustrated with paintings, drawings, and documents, many of the period
- Title
- The universe of Galileo and Newton : illustrated with paintings, drawings, and documents, many of the period / by the editors of Horizon magazine. Author: William Bixby. Consultant: Giorgio de Santillana.
- Author
- Bixby, William.
- Publication
- New York, American Heritage Pub. Co.; Book trade and institutional distribution by Harper & Row, 1964.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- De Santillana, Giorgio, 1902-1974.
- Description
- 153 pages illustrations, charts, facsimiles, maps, portraits; 27 cm.
- Summary
- Italian scientist Galileo was a ceaseless experimenter whose inquiries into motion, light, and the organization of the solar system awakened men of his time to the possibility of viewing the universe scientifically. English scientist Newton was apparently inspired by a falling apple to carry on Galileo's work, to formulate the one great law that explains the working of the universe, and thus to lay the foundations for modern science.
- Series Statement
- A Horizon caravel book
- Uniform Title
- Horizon (New York, N.Y.)
- Horizon caravel book
- Subject
- Note
- Part of the illustrative matter is colored.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 151.
- Contents
- The wrangler -- Bodies in motion -- A new vision -- The crime of Galileo -- Newton at Cambridge -- A falling apple -- The principia -- Beyond the planets.
- LCCN
- 64020204
- OCLC
- ocm00275828
- 275828
- SCSB-167810
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library