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Arthur Mazer - Shifting the Earth: The Mathematical Quest to Understand the Motion of the Universe - 9781118024270 - V9781118024270
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Shifting the Earth: The Mathematical Quest to Understand the Motion of the Universe

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Description for Shifting the Earth: The Mathematical Quest to Understand the Motion of the Universe Paperback. Discover how mathematics and science have propelled history From Ancient Greece to the Enlightenment and then on to modern times, Shifting the Earth: The Mathematical Quest to Understand the Motion of the Universe takes readers on a journey motivated by the desire to understand the universe and the motion of the heavens. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
Discover how mathematics and science have propelled history

From Ancient Greece to the Enlightenment and then on to modern times, Shifting the Earth: The Mathematical Quest to Understand the Motion of the Universe takes readers on a journey motivated by the desire to understand the universe and the motion of the heavens. The author presents a thought-provoking depiction of the sociopolitical environment in which some of the most prominent scientists in history lived and then provides a mathematical account of their contributions.

From Eudoxus to Einstein, this fascinating book describes how, beginning in ancient times, pioneers ... Read more

  • Archimedes, Apollonius, and the Punic Wars

  • Ptolemy and the rise of Christianity

  • Copernicus and the Renaissance

  • Kepler and the Counter-Reformation

  • Newton and the Enlightenment

  • Einstein and the detonation of the atom bomb

Each chapter presents the work of a single scientist or mathematician, building on the previous chapters to demonstrate the evolutionary process of discovery. Chapters begin with a narrative section and conclude with a mathematical presentation of one of the scientist's original works. Most of these mathematical presentations, including the section on Einstein's special relativity, are accessible using only basic mathematics; however, readers can skip the mathematical sections and still follow the evolution of science and mathematics.

Shifting the Earth is an excellent book for anyone interested in the history of mathematics and how the quest to understand the motion of the heavens has influenced the broader history of humankind.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781118024270
SKU
V9781118024270
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

About Arthur Mazer
ARTHUR MAZER, PhD, is Manager of Quantitative Analytics at Southern California Edison, where he oversees the risk assessment of the company's power and gas portfolio. Throughout his career, he has held various academic positions as well as analyst positions at Electrabel, Progress Energy, and Energy Power Marketing Corporation. Dr. Mazer is the author of Electric Power Planning for Regulated and ... Read more

Reviews for Shifting the Earth: The Mathematical Quest to Understand the Motion of the Universe
“Summing Up: Recommended.  Upper-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty; general readers.”  (Choice, 1 June 2012)  

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