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| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| ISBN 13 | 9780141015712 |
| Author | Stephen Hawking |
| Language | English |
| Book Subtitle | The Great Works Of Physics And Astronomy |
| Book Description | ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS tells a compelling story, using original papers from Einstein, Copernicus, Galilei, Kepler and Newton. Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking explains how these works changed the course of science, ushering astronomy and physics out of the Middle Ages and into the modern world. |
| Editorial Review | ..".Hawking gives these works a setting that is elegantly simple, and in its simplicity, effectively broadening." |
| About the Author | Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking is Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge (Newton's old position). He is the author of A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME, which remained on the New York Times bestseller list for a record-breaking 237 weeks. Curiously, Hawking was born 300 years to the day after Galileo died. |
| Publication Date | 30/Oct/07 |
| Number of Pages | 1280 |
On The Shoulders Of Giants : The Great Works Of Physics And Astronomy paperback english - 30/Oct/07
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