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A History of Mechanics

By Rene Dugas

Book information

Publisher
Dover Publications
Year
2011
ISBN
0486656322, 9780486656328
LCC
QA802 .D8613 1988
Open Library ID
OL2035708M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
31 MB (32536424 bytes)
Series
Dover Classics of Science and Mathematics
Pages
660\660
Topic
Physics
Library
mexmat
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

Sweeping, monumental study traces the history of mechanical principles chronologically from their earliest roots in antiquity through the Middle Ages to the revolutions in relativistic mechanics and wave and quantum mechanics of the early 20th century. Contributions of ancient Greeks, Leonardo, Galileo, Kepler, Lagrange, many other important figures. 116 black-and-white illustrations.

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