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- catalog abstract "Publisher's description: Is science beautiful? Yes, argues acclaimed philosopher and historian of science Robert P. Crease in this engaging exploration of history's most beautiful experiments. The result is an engrossing journey through nearly 2,500 years of scientific innovation. Along the way, we encounter glimpses into the personalities and creative thinking of some of the field's most interesting figures. We see the first measurement of the earth's circumference, accomplished in the third century B.C. by Eratosthenes using sticks, shadows, and simple geometry. We visit Foucault's mesmerizing pendulum, a cannonball suspended from the dome of the Panthǒn in Paris that allows us to see the rotation of the earth on its axis. We meet Galileo--the only scientist with two experiments in the top ten--brilliantly drawing on his musical training to measure the speed of falling bodies. And we travel to the quantum world, in the most beautiful experiment of all. We also learn why these ten experiments exert such a powerful hold on our imaginations. From the ancient world to cutting-edge physics, these ten exhilarating moments reveal something fundamental about the world, pulling us out of confusion and revealing nature's elegance. The Prism and the Pendulum brings us face-to-face with the wonder of science.".
- catalog contributor b12988074.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-240) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: The Moment of Transition -- Measuring the World: Eratosthenes' Measurement of the Earth's Circumference -- Interlude: Why Science Is Beautiful -- Dropping the Ball: The Legend of the Leaning Tower -- Interlude: Experiments and Demonstrations -- The Alpha Experiment: Galileo and the Inclined Plane -- Interlude: The Newton-Beethoven Comparison -- Experimentum Crucis: Newton's Decomposition of Sunlight with Prisms -- Interlude: Does Science Destroy Beauty? -- Weighing the World: Cavendish's Austere Experiment -- Interlude: Integrating Science and Popular Culture -- Light a Wave: Young's Lucid Analogy -- Interlude: Science and Metaphor -- Seeing the Earth Rotate: Foucault's Sublime Pendulum -- Interlude: Science and the Sublime -- Seeing the Electron: Millikan's Oil-Drop Experiment -- Interlude: Perception in Science -- Dawning Beauty: Rutherford's Discovery of the Atomic Nucleus -- Interlude: Artistry in Science -- The Only Mystery: The Quantum Interference of Single Electrons -- Interlude: Runners-Up -- Conclusion: Can Science Still Be Beautiful?".
- catalog description "Publisher's description: Is science beautiful? Yes, argues acclaimed philosopher and historian of science Robert P. Crease in this engaging exploration of history's most beautiful experiments. The result is an engrossing journey through nearly 2,500 years of scientific innovation. Along the way, we encounter glimpses into the personalities and creative thinking of some of the field's most interesting figures. We see the first measurement of the earth's circumference, accomplished in the third century B.C. by Eratosthenes using sticks, shadows, and simple geometry. We visit Foucault's mesmerizing pendulum, a cannonball suspended from the dome of the Panthǒn in Paris that allows us to see the rotation of the earth on its axis. We meet Galileo--the only scientist with two experiments in the top ten--brilliantly drawing on his musical training to measure the speed of falling bodies. And we travel to the quantum world, in the most beautiful experiment of all. We also learn why these ten experiments exert such a powerful hold on our imaginations. From the ancient world to cutting-edge physics, these ten exhilarating moments reveal something fundamental about the world, pulling us out of confusion and revealing nature's elegance. The Prism and the Pendulum brings us face-to-face with the wonder of science.".
- catalog extent "xxiii, 244 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Prism and the pendulum.".
- catalog identifier "1400061318".
- catalog isFormatOf "Prism and the pendulum.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Random House,".
- catalog relation "Prism and the pendulum.".
- catalog subject "509 21".
- catalog subject "Q125 .C67 2003".
- catalog subject "Science Experiments.".
- catalog subject "Science History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: The Moment of Transition -- Measuring the World: Eratosthenes' Measurement of the Earth's Circumference -- Interlude: Why Science Is Beautiful -- Dropping the Ball: The Legend of the Leaning Tower -- Interlude: Experiments and Demonstrations -- The Alpha Experiment: Galileo and the Inclined Plane -- Interlude: The Newton-Beethoven Comparison -- Experimentum Crucis: Newton's Decomposition of Sunlight with Prisms -- Interlude: Does Science Destroy Beauty? -- Weighing the World: Cavendish's Austere Experiment -- Interlude: Integrating Science and Popular Culture -- Light a Wave: Young's Lucid Analogy -- Interlude: Science and Metaphor -- Seeing the Earth Rotate: Foucault's Sublime Pendulum -- Interlude: Science and the Sublime -- Seeing the Electron: Millikan's Oil-Drop Experiment -- Interlude: Perception in Science -- Dawning Beauty: Rutherford's Discovery of the Atomic Nucleus -- Interlude: Artistry in Science -- The Only Mystery: The Quantum Interference of Single Electrons -- Interlude: Runners-Up -- Conclusion: Can Science Still Be Beautiful?".
- catalog title "The prism and the pendulum : the ten most beautiful experiments in science / Robert P. Crease.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".