Can science be beautiful? The author of this book, the famous philosopher and historian of science Robert Cris, is sure that it is the beauty that makes the scientific experiment truly convincing. “Prism and the pendulum” is a fascinating scientific journey of 2500 years: from the first experiments of Eratosthenes to measure the circle of the Earth to the last discoveries in the field of physics of elementary particles. A detailed description of great experiments will help us understand how the thinking of brilliant scientists who managed to open and clearly demonstrate to us the fundamental foundations of the world in which we live.
Author
Cris Robert
Editor
Turov Alexander
Translator
Minkin S.
Publisher
AST, 2014
16+
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