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“john l heilbron”

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  • Galileo

    by John L. Heilbron ...
    Just over four hundred years ago, in 1610, Galileo published the Siderius nuncius, or Starry Messenger, a 'hurried little masterpiece' in John Heilbron's words. Presenting to the world his remarkable observations using the recently invented telescope - of the craters of the moon, and the satellites of Jupiter, observations that forced changes to perceptions of the perfection of the heavens and the ... Read more

    $18.09 USD

  • The Oxford Companion To The History Of Modern Science

    by John L. Heilbron ...
    Containing 609 encyclopedic articles written by more than 200 prominent scholars, The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science presents an unparalleled history of the field invaluable to anyone with an interest in the technology, ideas, discoveries, and learned institutions that have shaped our world over the past five centuries. Focusing on the period from the Renaissance to the early ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Physics: a short history from quintessence to quarks

    by John L. Heilbron ...
    How does the physics we know today - a highly professionalised enterprise, inextricably linked to government and industry - link back to its origins as a liberal art in Ancient Greece? What is the path that leads from the old philosophy of nature and its concern with humankind's place in the universe to modern massive international projects that hunt down fundamental particles and industrial ... Read more

    $13.29 USD

  • Quantum Drama

    From the Bohr-Einstein Debate to the Riddle of Entanglement

    by Dr Jim Baggott, Prof John L. Heilbron ...
    The definitive account of the great Bohr-Einstein debate and its continuing legacy. In 1927, Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein began a debate about the interpretation and meaning of the new quantum theory. This would become one of the most famous debates in the history of science. At stake were an understanding of the purpose, and defense of the integrity, of science. What (if any) limits should we ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Love, Literature and the Quantum Atom

    Niels Bohr's 1913 Trilogy Revisited

    by Finn Aaserud, John L. Heilbron ...
    Niels Bohr ranks with Einstein among the physicists of the 20th century. He rose to this status through his invention of the quantum theory of the atom and his leadership in its defense and development. He also ranks with Einstein in his humanism and his sense of responsibility to his science and the society that enabled him to create it. Our book presents unpublished excerpts from extensive ... Read more

    $63.89 USD

  • The Oxford Guide to the History of Physics and Astronomy

    Edited by John L. Heilbron ...
    With over 150 alphabetically arranged entries about key scientists, concepts, discoveries, technological innovations, and learned institutions, the Oxford Guide to Physics and Astronomy traces the history of physics and astronomy from the Renaissance to the present. For students, teachers, historians, scientists, and readers of popular science books such as Galileo's Daughter, this guide deciphers ... Read more

    $51.29 USD

  • The Oxford Guide to the History of Physics and Astronomy

    Edited by John L. Heilbron ...
    With over 150 alphabetically arranged entries about key scientists, concepts, discoveries, technological innovations, and learned institutions, the Oxford Guide to Physics and Astronomy traces the history of physics and astronomy from the Renaissance to the present. For students, teachers, historians, scientists, and readers of popular science books such as Galileo's Daughter, this guide deciphers ... Read more

    $51.29 USD

  • The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science

    Edited by John L. Heilbron ...
    Containing 609 encyclopedic articles written by more than 200 prominent scholars, The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science presents an unparalleled history of the field invaluable to anyone with an interest in the technology, ideas, discoveries, and learned institutions that have shaped our world over the past five centuries. Focusing on the period from the Renaissance to the early ... Read more

    $115.19 USD

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    Quantum Drama

    From the Bohr-Einstein Debate to the Riddle of Entanglement

    by Jim Baggott, John L. Heilbron ...
    Narrated by Tom Beyer ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 58 min

    In 1927, Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein began a debate about the interpretation and meaning of the new quantum theory. This would become one of the most famous debates in the history of science. What (if any) limits should we place on our expectations for what science can tell us about physical reality?Our protagonists slowly disappeared from the vanguard of physics, as its center of gravity ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

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    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The startling true history of how one extraordinary man from a remote corner of the world created an empire that led the world into the modern age—by the author featured in Echoes of the Empire: Beyond Genghis Khan.The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in twenty-five years than the Romans did in four hundred. In nearly every country the ... Read more

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  • The Girl on the Cliff

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