The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments

The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments

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Author: George Johnson

Format: Hardback

Number of Pages: 208


From the universally praised New York Times science writer George Johnson ("He provides some of the best science writing I have come across in a long time"-Paul Davies), an irresistible book on the ten most fascinating experiments in the history of science-moments when a curious soul posed a particularly eloquent question to nature and received a crisp, unambiguous reply.Ch. 1 - Galileo- The Way Things Really MoveCh. 2 - William Harvey- Mysteries of the HeartCh. 3 - Isaac Newton- What a Colour IsCh. 4 - Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier- The Farmer's DaughterCh. 5 - Luigi Galvini- Animal ElectricityCh. 6 - Michel Faraday- Something Deeply HiddenCh. 7 - James Joule- How the World WorksCh. 8 - A. Michelson- Lost in SpaceCh. 9 - Ivan Pavlov- Measuring the ImmeasurableCh. 10 - Robert Millikan- In the BorderlandThe diligence of all these scientists was rewarded- in an instant, confusion was swept aside, and something new about nature leapt into view.



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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: George Johnson

Format: Hardback

Number of Pages: 208


From the universally praised New York Times science writer George Johnson ("He provides some of the best science writing I have come across in a long time"-Paul Davies), an irresistible book on the ten most fascinating experiments in the history of science-moments when a curious soul posed a particularly eloquent question to nature and received a crisp, unambiguous reply.Ch. 1 - Galileo- The Way Things Really MoveCh. 2 - William Harvey- Mysteries of the HeartCh. 3 - Isaac Newton- What a Colour IsCh. 4 - Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier- The Farmer's DaughterCh. 5 - Luigi Galvini- Animal ElectricityCh. 6 - Michel Faraday- Something Deeply HiddenCh. 7 - James Joule- How the World WorksCh. 8 - A. Michelson- Lost in SpaceCh. 9 - Ivan Pavlov- Measuring the ImmeasurableCh. 10 - Robert Millikan- In the BorderlandThe diligence of all these scientists was rewarded- in an instant, confusion was swept aside, and something new about nature leapt into view.