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The Universal Force - Gravity - Creator of Worlds (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,786
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The Universal Force - Gravity - Creator of Worlds (Hardcover): Louis Girifalco

The Universal Force - Gravity - Creator of Worlds (Hardcover)

Louis Girifalco

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The Universal Force conveys the excitement of science and nature's mysteries. It describes gravitation as seen by examining the achievements of those great scientists who have struggled with the seemingly simple facts and managed to extract some truth about the nature of gravity, its origins, and its effects. Gravity is intimately tied up with motion, and therefore with time and space, and is responsible for planetary systems, the evolution of stars and the existence of black holes and the very beginning of the Universe. It is the universal force and to look at gravity is to look at the deepest aspects of nature.
The historical context from Aristotle's teleology through Galileo's conflict with the Church, to Newton's law, and Einstein's curved space, displays the evolution of the science of gravity as one of the greatest and most fascinating human achievements.
Contrary to popular opinion, all important science can be understood by anyone, with or without a scientific background! This book shows that the beauty and mysteries of science can be shared with everyone.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: September 2007
First published: November 2007
Authors: Louis Girifalco (Professor of Materials Science)
Dimensions: 223 x 145 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-922896-6
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science
Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science
Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Popular astronomy
Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Space travel & exploration
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history
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LSN: 0-19-922896-5
Barcode: 9780199228966

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