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Seven Tales of the Pendulum (Hardcover)
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Seven Tales of the Pendulum (Hardcover)
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The pendulum is a unique physical system which exhibits remarkably
varied and complex behavior under many different conditions. It is
also a system which, in its many manifestations, has left a
significant imprint on human thought and culture. Using graphs,
figures, and narrative to explain scientific ideas and models,
Gregory Baker gives a lucid account of the physics of the pendulum,
showing the reader how the context of the pendulum progresses over
four centuries from that of a simple system of classical physics,
to that of a chaotic system, and eventually to that of a modern
quantum system. He also describes its fascinating presence in
cultural history, from its role in timekeeping and measurements of
the earth to its importance as a literary symbol of doom.
Seven 'tales', detailing different important facets of the
pendulum, show the exciting diversity of the science of the
pendulum, and its untold significance in the history of human
intellectual development.
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