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The Concepts of Science

From Newton to Einstein

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  • © 1988

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  1. Lloyd Motz
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  2. Jefferson Hane Weaver
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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Structures and Forces

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 1-6

  3. The Concepts of Space and Time

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 7-38

  4. Vectors and Coordinate Systems

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 39-58

  5. Time and Velocity

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 59-80

  6. Acceleration, Force, and Mass

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 81-102

  7. Conservation Principles

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 103-117

  8. Newton’s Law of Gravity

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 118-153

  9. The Earth as a Gravitational Structure

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 154-180

  10. The Solar System and the Motions of the Planets

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 181-204

  11. The Special Theory of Relativity

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 205-252

  12. The General Theory of Relativity

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 253-283

  13. The Perfect Gas Law

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 284-308

  14. The Laws of Thermodynamics

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 309-346

  15. The Laws of Radiation

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 347-394

  16. The Electromagnetic Theory

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 395-426

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 427-435
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Concepts of Science

  • Book Subtitle: From Newton to Einstein

  • Authors: Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6333-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Lloyd Motz and Jefferson Hane Weaver 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-306-42872-2Published: 01 January 1988

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-6333-8Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 435

  • Topics: Popular Science, general

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