Galileo Galilei his life and his works /
| Main Author: | Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642. |
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| Other Authors: | Seeger, Raymond John, 1906- |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Oxford ; New York :
Pergamon Press,
[1966]
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| Physical Description: |
xi, 286 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 20 cm. |
| Edition: | [1st ed.]. |
| Series: |
Men of physics.
Commonwealth and international library. Selected readings in physics. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- pt. 1. His life. Curious student ; Research professor ; Clever courtier ; Popular author.
- pt. 2. His works. Interpreting sense impressions ; Continua
- Mathematical and physical ; Magnetism ; The pump that failed ; Apparent lightness ; Weighing air ; Floating ebony ; Analyzing an alloy ; The screw as a machine ; Strength of materials ; Natural oscillations ; Falling bodies ; Spots on the sun ; New moons ; Parallax of a star ; Nature
- God's handiwork.
- Outline of life and works.