The Tests of Time: Readings in the Development of Physical Theory

by Lisa M Dolling (Author), Arthur F Gianelli (Author), Glenn N Statile (Author)

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  Paperback
  2003

  $81.36

  The development of physical theory is one of our greatest intellectual achievements. Its products - the prevailing theories of physics, astronomy, and cosmology - have proved themselves to possess intrinsic beauty and to have enormous explanatory and predictive power. This anthology chronicles the birth and maturation of five such theories.