Absolute or Relative Motion?: Volume 1, the Discovery of Dynamics: A Study from a Machian Point of View of the Discovery and the Structure of Dynamical Theories
Absolute or Relative Motion?: Volume 1, the Discovery of Dynamics: A Study from a Machian Point of View of the Discovery and the Structure of Dynamical Theories
This richly detailed biography captures both the personal life and the scientific career of Isaac Newton, presenting a fully rounded picture of Newton the man, the scientist, the philosopher, the theologian, and the public figure. Professor Westall treats all aspects of Newton's career, but his account centers on a full description of Newton's achievements in science. Thus the core of the work describes the development of the calculus, the experimentation that altered the direction of the science of optics, and especially ...
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This richly detailed biography captures both the personal life and the scientific career of Isaac Newton, presenting a fully rounded picture of Newton the man, the scientist, the philosopher, the theologian, and the public figure. Professor Westall treats all aspects of Newton's career, but his account centers on a full description of Newton's achievements in science. Thus the core of the work describes the development of the calculus, the experimentation that altered the direction of the science of optics, and especially the investigations in celestial dynamics that led to the law of universal gravitation.
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Good+ in a Good+ dust jacket; Hardcover; Withdrawn library copy with the standard library markings; Jacket is lightly shelfworn and edgeworn, and is overall clean and intact (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Moderate wear to the boards; Library stamps to endpapers; Text pages clean & unmarked; Good binding with straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5? ? 9.75? tall); Purple dust jacket with title in white lettering; 1989, Cambridge University Press; 768 pages; "Absolute or Relative Motion? : Volume 1, The Discovery of Dynamics: A Study from a Machian Point of View of the Discovery and the Structure of Dynamical Theories, " by Julian B. Barbour.
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Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be stored and delivered in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5Äù Äì 9.75Äù tall); Purple dust jacket with title in white lettering; 1989, Cambridge University Press; 768 pages; "Absolute or Relative Motion? : Volume 1, The Discovery of Dynamics: A Study from a Machian Point of View of the Discovery and the Structure of Dynamical Theories, " by Julian B. Barbour.
