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On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy

World-renowned physicist and author Stephen Hawking presents a revolutionary look at the momentous discoveries that changed our perception of the world with this first-ever compilation of five classic works of physics and astronomy. His choice of landmark writings by some of the world's greatest thinkers traces the brilliant evolution of modern science and shows how each figure built upon the work of his predecessors. On the Shoulders of Giants includes On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres by Nicolaus Copernicus; Principia by Sir Isaac Newton; The Principle of Relativity by Albert Einstein; Dialogues Concerning Two Sciences by Galileo Galilei with Alfonso De Salvio; plus Harmony of the World by Johannes Kepler. It also includes a biography of each featured physicist that explains the significance of his work. more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-13-2008; A Promethean Bible; "On the Shoulders of Giants" is a powerful book. It contains the seminal works of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, and Einstein (translated into English) and thus, is an exhaustive account of their Promethean quest to see beyond the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-13-2008; A Promethean Bible; "On the Shoulders of Giants" is a powerful book. It contains the seminal works of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, and Einstein (translated into English) and thus, is an exhaustive account of their Promethean quest to see beyond the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-26-2008; Now We Know why Geometry is Called the Queen of the Sciences; One would think that this book's main value is as a keepsake for scientists, so as to have it as a handy reference to refer to the data actually collected by Tycho Brahe, and used by Copernicus; or to repeat the experiments of Galileo,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-22-2004; A Great Summary of Natural Philosophy; Hawking's summary of some of the greatest works in Physics and Astronomy speaks to more than an audience of physicists and astronomers. Students of History, Mathematics, and other science buffs will benefit from and enjoy this writing....; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-13-2008; A Promethean Bible; "On the Shoulders of Giants" is a powerful book. It contains the seminal works of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, and Einstein (translated into English) and thus, is an exhaustive account of their Promethean quest to see beyond the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-14-2004; Impressive but not what was promoted; This book contains writings of five of the greatest scientists who have ever lived. They changed the way we thought about nature and in so doing changed the way we thought about ourselves. Nicolaus Copernicus challenged the notion of a...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-24-2004; Put your wallet back in your pocket, unless...; Fortunately, my public library has this book and I was able to check it out before laying out my dough. As others have said, the only Stephen Hawking material in this book is the short intro. I would much rather consult the individual...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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