Notice bibliographique
- Notice
Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Seeger, Raymond J.
Titre(s) : Men of Physics [Texte électronique] : Galileo Galilei, His Life and His Works
Publication : Burlington : Elsevier Science, 1966
Description matérielle : 1 online resource (301 pages)
Note(s) : Outline of Life and WorksINDEX. - Print version record.
Galileo Galilei, His Life and His Works is a biographic of Galileo Galilei. The text
accounts some of the most important moments of Galileo's life, along with his contribution
in physics. The first part of the text covers the major aspects of Galileo's. Part
I details Galileo's life as a student, professor, courtier, and author. Part II covers
the major works of Galileo, such as magnetism, weight of air, alloy analysis, materials
strength, falling bodies, and natural oscillations. The book will be of great interest
to readers who have a keen interest in the history of physics
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Ter Haar, D. Fonction indéterminée
Sujet(s) : Galilei, Galileo (1564-1642)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780080120256
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb446250220
Notice n° :
FRBNF44625022
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Front Cover; Men of Physics Galileo Galilei, his life and his works; Copyright Page;
Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; PART I: HIS LIFE; Chapter 1. Curious
Student; Chapter 2. Research Professor; Chapter 3. Clever Courtier; Chapter 4. Popular
Author; Bibliography; PART II: HIS WORKS; Chapter 5. Interpreting Sense Impressions;
(a) Primary Qualities; (b) Mathematical Language; Chapter 6. Continua ; Mathematical
and Physical; Chapter 7. Magnetism; Chapter 8. The Pump that Failed; Chapter 9. Apparent
Lightness; Chapter 10. Weighing Air; Chapter 11. Floating Ebony.
Chapter 12. Analyzing an AlloyChapter 13. The Screw as a Machine; Chapter 14. Strength
of Materials; (a) Scaling; (b) Galileo's Problem; (c) Similar Beams; (d) A Cracked
Column; (e) Tubes; Chapter 15. Natural Oscillations; (a) Simple Pendulum; (b) Vibrating
Freely; (c) Resonance; (d) Musical Intervals; Chapter 16. Falling Bodies; (a) How
Fast?; (b) Inertia; (c) A Thought Experiment; (d) The Medium's Role; (e) Changing
Speed; (f) Projectiles; (g) Galileian Relativity; Chapter 17. Spots on the Sun; Chapter
18. New Moons; Chapter 19. Parallax of a Star; Chapter 20. Nature ; God's Handiwork.
