Kerry Kuehn

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A Student's Guide Through the Great Physics Texts: Volume I: The Heavens and the Earth (2015)Hardcover - 2015, 15 September 2014

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Part of Series
Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
Print Length
396 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Springer
Date Published
15 Sep 2014
ISBN-10
149391359X
ISBN-13
9781493913596

Description

This book provides a chronological introduction to the sciences of astronomy and cosmology based on the reading and analysis of significant selections from classic texts, such as Ptolemy's The Almagest, Kepler's Epitome of Copernican Astronomy, Shapley's Galaxies and Lemaître's The Primeval Atom.

Each chapter begins with a short introduction followed by a reading selection. Carefully crafted study questions draw out key points in the text and focus the reader's attention on the author's methods, analysis, and conclusions. Numerical and observational exercises at the end of each chapter test the reader's ability to understand and apply key concepts from the text.

The Heavens and the Earth is the first of four volumes in A Student's Guide Through the Great Physics Texts. This book grew out of a four-semester undergraduate physics curriculum designed to encourage a critical and circumspect approach to natural science, while at the same time preparing students for advanced coursework in physics.

This book is particularly suitable as a college-level textbook for students of the natural sciences, history or philosophy. It also serves as a textbook for advanced high-school students, or as a thematically-organized source-book for scholars and motivated lay-readers. In studying the classic scientific texts included herein, the reader will be drawn toward a lifetime of contemplation.

Product Details

Author:
Kerry Kuehn
Book Edition:
2015
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
NL
Date Published:
15 September 2014
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 2.39 cm
Genre:
Science/Technology Aspects
ISBN-10:
149391359X
ISBN-13:
9781493913596
Language:
English
Location:
New York, NY
Pages:
396
Publisher:
Weight:
771.11 gm

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