When physics became king / Iwan Rhys Morus.

By:

Morus, Iwan Rhys, 1964-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 303 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780226542003
0226542009

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Additional physical formats: Print version:: When physics became king.DDC classification:

530/.094 22

LOC classification:

QC9.E89 M67 2005eb

Other classification:

33.01
NU 1500

Online resources:

Click here to access online

Contents:

List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Queen of the sciences -- 2. A revolutionary science -- 3. The romance of nature -- 4. The science of showmanship -- 5. The science of work -- 6. Mysterious fluids and forces -- 7. Mapping the heavens -- 8. Places of precision -- 9. Imperial physics -- Bibliographic essay -- Index.

Summary: A cultural history of the development of physics in the 19th century.

Item type:

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Electronic-Books	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	E-Books EBSCO			Available

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-295) and index.

A cultural history of the development of physics in the 19th century.

Print version record.

eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.