Forces in physics : a historical perspective /
Shore, Steven N.
Forces in physics : a historical perspective / Steven N. Shore. - Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, c 2008. - xvi, 233 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Greenwood guides to great ideas in science, 1559-5374 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-227) and index.
Force in the ancient and classical world -- Medieval ideas of force -- The new physics -- Newton -- Forces and fields -- Thermodynamics -- Fields as everything -- The relativity of motion -- Quantum mechanics -- Some mathematical ideas -- Timeline.
9780313333033 (alk. paper)
2008018308
Force and energy--History.
Physics--History.
QC72 / .S46 2008
531/.6
Forces in physics : a historical perspective / Steven N. Shore. - Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, c 2008. - xvi, 233 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Greenwood guides to great ideas in science, 1559-5374 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-227) and index.
Force in the ancient and classical world -- Medieval ideas of force -- The new physics -- Newton -- Forces and fields -- Thermodynamics -- Fields as everything -- The relativity of motion -- Quantum mechanics -- Some mathematical ideas -- Timeline.
9780313333033 (alk. paper)
2008018308
Force and energy--History.
Physics--History.
QC72 / .S46 2008
531/.6