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In the philosophical language of Aristotle and the Greeks of
Antiquity, 'Physics' roughly translates as 'the order of nature',
covering what we would now differentiate as philosophy, science,
politics, humanities and religion. One of Aristotle's great works,
of which we here present an abridged edition, The Physics is an
investigation into the nature of being, of the world and its place
in the universe. Although philosophically much broader, it provides
the foundation for the later work of Galileo and Isaac Newton, and
prefigures Albert Einstein's breakthrough theories on time, space
and the motion of stars. The FLAME TREE Foundations series features
core publications which together have shaped the cultural landscape
of the modern world, with cutting-edge research distilled into
pocket guides designed to be both accessible and informative.
An accessible, abridged edition with a new introduction.
Renaissance Natural philosopher Nicolaus Copernicus's pioneering
discovery of the heliocentric nature of the solar system is one of
the few identifiable moments in history that define the
understanding of the nature of all things. His great work was
the consequence of long observation and resulted in the first stage
of the Scientific Revolution by correctly positing that the earth
and other planets of the solar system revolved around the sun. Not
only did this promote further study to understand the place of
humanity in the world and the universe, it questioned the authority
of the organised Christian Church in the West to be the keeper of
fundamental truths. Ultimately this would lead to the
Enlightenment, and the separation of religion, government and
science. The FLAME TREE Foundations series features core
publications which together have shaped the cultural landscape of
the modern world, with cutting-edge research distilled into pocket
guides designed to be both accessible and informative.
Initially received with muted applause, Darwin's The Origin of
Species by Means of Natural Selection was soon recognized as the
breakthrough scientific advance that explained the evidence of the
world around us, the place and history of humans, the connections
between environment and evolution. Still regarded by some as
radical, Darwin's contribution to world knowledge is immeasurable.
This new, popular edition has been edited and abridged for the
modern reader, to introduce Darwin's research in a digestible form.
The FLAME TREE Foundations series features core publications which
together have shaped the cultural landscape of the modern world,
with cutting-edge research distilled into pocket guides designed to
be both accessible and informative.
A new, popular edition with a clear introduction, Special
& General Relativity by Albert Einstein contains his core
paper, 'Relativity, The Special & The General Theory: A Popular
Exposition', which established his reputation as one of the
greatest thinkers of our (and perhaps any) age. Also included are
two of the Princeton University lectures he gave to explain his
findings in more detail, on 'The Meaning of Relativity', as well as
the early paper which led to his famous equation E = mc2. The FLAME
TREE Foundations series features core publications which together
have shaped the cultural landscape of the modern world, with
cutting-edge research distilled into pocket guides designed to be
both accessible and informative.
New concise edition with a new introduction, abridged for the
modern reader. The Principia. Mathematical Principles of Natural
Philosophy is one of the most important scientific works ever to
have been written and has had a profound impact on modern science.
Consisting of three separate books, the Principia states Newton’s
laws of motion and Newton’s law of universal gravitation.
Understanding and acceptance of these theories was not immediate,
however by the end of the seventeenth century no one could deny
that Newton had far exceeded all previous works and revolutionised
scientific thinking. The FLAME TREE Foundations series features
core publications which together have shaped the cultural landscape
of the modern world, with cutting-edge research distilled into
pocket guides designed to be both accessible and informative.
A concise, uncluttered edition for the modern reader, with a new
introduction. Quantum Theory contains two foundational works of
quantum research from the early years of the 20th Century,
representing breakthroughs in science that radically altered the
landscape of modern knowledge: Quantum Theory of Line-Spectra by
Niels Bohr and The Origin and Development of the Quantum Theory by
Max Planck. The FLAME TREE Foundations series features core
publications which together have shaped the cultural landscape of
the modern world, with cutting-edge research distilled into pocket
guides designed to be both accessible and informative.
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