Publication

2002-12-01 - Prometheus Books

Language

English

Word Count

46,250 words, Guess

Page Count

185 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101573929891
  • ISBN-139781573929899
  • LibraryThing292477
  • Goodreads1143837
  • Library of Congress Control Number2002069972
and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCQA846.M39 2002
  • LCCQA846 .M39 2002

Description

"In seven concise and lucidly written chapters, Maxwell covers all the basic concepts of physics, time, space, matter, mass, force, momentum, velocity, acceleration, laws of motion, work, energy, gravitation and many other ideas. This edition also includes a chapter on equations of motion from Maxwell's classic Electricity and Magnetism, plus two appendices, one on the relativity of motion and the other on the Principle of Least Action.". "Complete with many useful illustrations to clarify the concepts discussed in the text, this accessible works is well suited for history of science courses or as a still-relevant introduction to basic physics for the average reader."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

PHYSICAL SCIENCE is that department of knowledge which relates to the order of nature, or, in other words, to the regular succession of events.

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