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The Birth of Science

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Authors:
  1. Alex Ely Kossovsky

    1. New York, USA

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  • Provides a concise summary of the most pivotal events
  • Written in a clear and reader-friendly prose style, often entertaining and fascinating
  • Explores the delicate thread between pure philosophy and verifiable real-life scientific facts or grand unifying theories

Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)

Part of the book sub series: Popular Science (POPS)

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Table of contents (47 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. The Scholars Who Sequentially Ignited the Scientific Revolution

    • Alex Ely Kossovsky
    Pages 1-4

  3. Was It an Apple, Moon, or Planets for Newton?

    • Alex Ely Kossovsky
    Pages 5-10

  4. Galileo’s Other Revolution

    • Alex Ely Kossovsky
    Pages 11-12

  5. Ancient Greece Contributions to the Scientific Revolution

    • Alex Ely Kossovsky
    Pages 13-15

  6. Nicolaus Copernicus and the Heliocentric Model

    • Alex Ely Kossovsky
    Pages 17-18

  7. Tycho Brahe—The Meticulous Celestial Recorder

    • Alex Ely Kossovsky
    Pages 19-22

  8. Johannes Kepler—The First Data Analyst

    • Alex Ely Kossovsky
    Pages 23-24

  9. Kepler’s Attempts to Fit Orbits Geometrically

    • Alex Ely Kossovsky
    Pages 25-33

  10. Kepler’s 1st Law—Discovery of Elliptical Orbits

    • Alex Ely Kossovsky
    Pages 35-37

  11. The Eccentricity of Elliptical Orbits

    • Alex Ely Kossovsky
    Pages 39-46

  12. Kepler’s 2nd Law—Differentiated Orbital Speeds

    • Alex Ely Kossovsky
    Pages 47-49

  13. Kepler’s 3rd Law—Harmony of the Planets

    • Alex Ely Kossovsky
    Pages 51-72

  14. Implication of the Third Law to Orbital Speed

    • Alex Ely Kossovsky
    Pages 73-74

  15. The Third Law Is Independent of Planets’ Mass

    • Alex Ely Kossovsky
    Pages 75-77

  16. Newly Invented Number System Facilitating Kepler’s Planetary Calculations

    • Alex Ely Kossovsky
    Pages 79-80

  17. Numerical Example of the Complexity of Roman Arithmetic (Optional)

    • Alex Ely Kossovsky
    Pages 81-83

  18. Galileo Galilei—The Father of Science

    • Alex Ely Kossovsky
    Pages 85-87

  19. Galileo’s Discoveries Regarding Falling Bodies

    • Alex Ely Kossovsky
    Pages 89-92

  20. Galileo’s Elimination of Speed in the Calculation of Acceleration (Optional)

    • Alex Ely Kossovsky
    Pages 93-97
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About this book

This book reveals the multi-generational process involved in humanity's first major scientific achievement, namely the discovery of modern physics, and examines the personal lives of six of the intellectual giants involved. It explores the profound revolution in the way of thinking, and in particular the successful refutation of the school of thought inherited from the Greeks, which focused on the perfection and immutability of the celestial world. In addition, the emergence of the scientific method and the adoption of mathematics as the central tool in scientific endeavors are discussed. The book then explores the delicate thread between pure philosophy, grand unifying theories, and verifiable real-life scientific facts. Lastly, it turns to Kepler’s crucial 3rd law and shows how it was derived from a mere six data points, corresponding to the six planets known at the time. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, the book will inform and fascinate all aficionados of science, history, philosophy, and, in particular, astronomy.

Authors and Affiliations

  • New York, USA

    Alex Ely Kossovsky

About the author

Alex Ely Kossovsky is the author of the books “BENFORD’S LAW: Theory, the General Law of Relative Quantities, and Forensic Fraud Detection Applications,” “STUDIES IN BENFORD’S LAW: Arithmetical Tugs of War, Quantitative Partition Models, Prime Numbers, Exponential Growth Series, and Data Forensics,” and “SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL: Why the Small is Numerous but the Big is Rare in the World.” Kossovsky is the inventor of a patented mathematical algorithm used in data fraud detection and analysis, and is considered by some to be the world’s leading expert on the topic of Benford’s Law and its many applications. The author specialized in Applied Mathematics and Statistics at the City University of New York and in Physics and Pure Mathematics at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.


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