Galileo's Finger The Ten Great Ideas of Science |
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| Author:
| Atkins, Peter |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-860941-4 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2004 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $20.99 |
Book Description:
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Galileo, one of whose fingers is preserved in a vessel displayed in Florence, provided much of the impetus for modern science, pointing the way out of medieval ignorance. In this brilliant account of the central ideas of contemporary science, Peter Atkins celebrates the effectiveness of Galileo's symbolic finger for revealing the nature of our universe, our world, and ourselves. With wit, charm, and patience, Atkins leads the reader to an understanding of the essence of the whole of science.
Galileo, one of whose fingers is preserved in a vessel displayed in Florence, provided much of the impetus for modern science, pointing the way out of medieval ignorance. In this brilliant account of the central ideas of contemporary science, Peter Atkins celebrates the effectiveness of Galileo's symbolic finger for revealing the nature of our universe, our world, and ourselves. With wit, charm, and patience, Atkins leads the reader to an understanding of the essence of the whole of science.