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The prism and the pendulum : (Record no. 22015)

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International Standard Book Number 9780812970623 (pbk.) :
Terms of availability 14.95
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International Standard Book Number 0812970624 (pbk.) :
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Personal name Crease, Robert P.
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Title The prism and the pendulum :
Remainder of title the ten most beautiful experiments in science /
Statement of responsibility, etc Robert P. Crease.
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Edition statement Random House trade pbk. ed.
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Place of publication, distribution, etc New York, NY :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Random House Trade Paperbacks,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2004, c2003.
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Extent xxiii, 244 p. :
Other physical details ill. ;
Dimensions 21 cm.
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General note Originally published: New York : Random House, c2003.
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Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-240) and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Introduction: The Moment of Transition -- 1. Measuring the World: Eratosthenes Measurement of the Earths Circumference -- Interlude: Why Science Is Beautiful -- 2. Dropping the Ball: The Legend of the Leaning Tower -- Interlude: Experiments and Demonstrations -- 3. The Alpha Experiment: Galileo and the Inclined Plane -- Interlude: The Newton-Beethoven Comparison -- 4. Experimentum Crucis: Newtons Decomposition of Sunlight with Prisms -- Interlude: Does Science Destroy Beauty? -- 5. Weighing the World: Cavendishs Austere Experiment -- Interlude: Integrating Science and Popular Culture -- 6. Light a Wave: Youngs Lucid Analogy -- Interlude: Science and Metaphor -- 7. Seeing the Earth Rotate: Foucaults Sublime Pendulum -- Interlude: Science and the Sublime -- 8. Seeing the Electron: Millikans Oil-Drop Experiment -- Interlude: Perception in Science -- 9. Dawning Beauty: Rutherfords Discovery of the Atomic Nucleus -- Interlude: Artistry in Science -- 10. The Only Mystery: The Quantum Interference of Single Electrons -- Interlude: Runners-Up -- Conclusion: Can Science Still Be Beautiful?
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Science
General subdivision History.
9 (RLIN) 123940
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Science
General subdivision Experiments.
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