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Forces in physics : a historical perspective / Steven N. Shore.
| Author/creator | Shore, Steven N. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, ©2008. |
| Description | xvi, 233 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Greenwood guides to great ideas in science Greenwood guides to great ideas in science. ^A699074 |
| Contents | Force in the ancient and classical world -- Medieval ideas of force -- The new physics -- From the heavens to the Earth -- Forces and fields -- Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics -- Fields as everything -- The relativity of motion -- Quantum mechanics -- Some mathematical ideas -- Timeline. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-227) and index. |
| LCCN | 2008018308 |
| ISBN | 9780313333033 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0313333033 (alk. paper) |