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Huygens : the man behind the principle

Autore: Cornelis Dirk Andriesse
Editore: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Edizione/Formato:   Libro : Biography : EnglishVedi tutte le edizioni e i formati
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"Huygens: The Man Behind the Principle is the story of the great seventeenth-century Dutch mathematician and physicist, Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695). As his first complete biography ever written in English, this book describes in detail how Huygens arrived at discoveries and inventions that are often ascribed incorrectly to his younger contemporary, Newton. At the same time, it paints a vivid picture of Huygens'  Per saperne di più…
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Genere/forma: Biography
Biographies
Persona incaricata: Christiaan Huygens; Christiaan Huygens; Christiaan Huygens; Christiaan Huygens
Tipo materiale: Biography, Risorsa internet
Tipo documento: Book, Internet Resource
Tutti gli autori / Collaboratori: Cornelis Dirk Andriesse
ISBN: 0521850908 9780521850902
Numero OCLC: 58456769
Nota sulla lingua: Translated from the Dutch.
Descrizione: xxvi, 440 p. ; 24 cm.
Contenuti: Preface; A commemoration; 1. Titan; 2. Father; 3. Mother; 4. Family portrait; 5. Student; 6. Collisions; 7. Saturn; 8. Force; 9. Temperament; 10. Weight; 11. Crisis; 12. Light; 13. Dismissal; 14. Orphan; 15. Heaven; References; Bibliography; Further reading.
Altri titoli: Titan kan niet slapen.
Responsabilità: C.D. Andriesse ; translated by Sally Miedema.
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2005 biography detailing the life and work of the seventeenth-century Dutch mathematician and physicist, Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695).  Per saperne di più…

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