The story of science : Newton at the center / Joy Hakim.
Material type: TextSeries: Hakim, Joy. Story of science ; Publication details: Washington : Smithsonian Books, 2005.Description: xv, 463 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 24 cmISBN:- 1588341615 :
- Newton at the center
- 509 22
- Q125 .H264 2005
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Hardcover | Beverly Middle School | 509 HAK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 650888 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 432-435) and index.
Traces the period between Copernicus's theory about the sun's location at the center of the universe through the early days of atomic theory, offering introductory portraits of such contributors as Giordano Bruno, Galileo, and Isaac Newton.