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100 1 $aCrease, Robert P.
245 14 $aThe prism and the pendulum :$bthe ten most beautiful experiments in science /$cRobert P. Crease.
260 $aNew York :$bRandom House,$c℗♭2003.
300 $axxiii, 244 pages :$billustrations ;$c22 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 221-240) and index.
505 00 $tIntroduction: The Moment of Transition --$tMeasuring the World: Eratosthenes' Measurement of the Earth's Circumference --$tInterlude: Why Science Is Beautiful --$tDropping the Ball: The Legend of the Leaning Tower --$tInterlude: Experiments and Demonstrations --$tThe Alpha Experiment: Galileo and the Inclined Plane --$tInterlude: The Newton-Beethoven Comparison --$tExperimentum Crucis: Newton's Decomposition of Sunlight with Prisms --$tInterlude: Does Science Destroy Beauty? --$tWeighing the World: Cavendish's Austere Experiment --$tInterlude: Integrating Science and Popular Culture --$tLight a Wave: Young's Lucid Analogy --$tInterlude: Science and Metaphor --$tSeeing the Earth Rotate: Foucault's Sublime Pendulum --$tInterlude: Science and the Sublime --$tSeeing the Electron: Millikan's Oil-Drop Experiment --$tInterlude: Perception in Science --$tDawning Beauty: Rutherford's Discovery of the Atomic Nucleus --$tInterlude: Artistry in Science --$tThe Only Mystery: The Quantum Interference of Single Electrons --$tInterlude: Runners-Up --$tConclusion: Can Science Still Be Beautiful?
520 $aPublisher's description: Is science beautiful? Yes, argues acclaimed philosopher and historian of science Robert P. Crease in this engaging exploration of history's most beautiful experiments. The result is an engrossing journey through nearly 2,500 years of scientific innovation. Along the way, we encounter glimpses into the personalities and creative thinking of some of the field's most interesting figures. We see the first measurement of the earth's circumference, accomplished in the third century B.C. by Eratosthenes using sticks, shadows, and simple geometry. We visit Foucault's mesmerizing pendulum, a cannonball suspended from the dome of the Pantho n in Paris that allows us to see the rotation of the earth on its axis. We meet Galileo--the only scientist with two experiments in the top ten--brilliantly drawing on his musical training to measure the speed of falling bodies. And we travel to the quantum world, in the most beautiful experiment of all. We also learn why these ten experiments exert such a powerful hold on our imaginations. From the ancient world to cutting-edge physics, these ten exhilarating moments reveal something fundamental about the world, pulling us out of confusion and revealing nature's elegance. The Prism and the Pendulum brings us face-to-face with the wonder of science.
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