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Hidden unity in nature's laws /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Hidden unity in nature's laws // John C. Taylor.
Author:	Taylor, John C.
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 490 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Subject:	Physics - History. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511612664
ISBN:	9780511612664 (ebook)

Hidden unity in nature's laws /
Taylor, John C.1930-

Hidden unity in nature's laws /John C. Taylor. - 1 online resource (xiii, 490 pages) :digital, PDF file(s).

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

As physics has progressed through the ages it has succeeded in explaining more and more diverse phenomena with fewer and fewer underlying principles. This lucid and wide-ranging book explains how this understanding has developed by periodically uncovering unexpected 'hidden unities' in nature. The author deftly steers the reader on a fascinating path which goes to the heart of physics - the search and discovery of elegant laws which unify and simplify our understanding of the intricate Universe in which we live. Starting with the Ancient Greeks, the author traces the development of major concepts in physics right up to the present day. Throughout, the presentation is crisp and informative and only a minimum of mathematics is used. Any reader with a background in mathematics or physics will find this book a fascinating insight into the development of our fundamental understanding of the world, and the apparent simplicity underlying it.

ISBN: 9780511612664 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

646407
Physics
--History.

LC Class. No.: QC7 / .T39 2001

Dewey Class. No.: 530/.09

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