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_aThe prism and the pendulum : _bthe ten most beautiful experiments in science / _cRobert P. Crease. |
| 250 | _aRandom House trade pbk. ed. | ||
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_aNew York, NY : _bRandom House Trade Paperbacks, _c2004, c2003. |
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| 500 | _aOriginally published: New York : Random House, c2003. | ||
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [221]-240) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aIntroduction: 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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