Newton, Roger G.
Galileo's pendulum : from the rhythm of time to the making of matter / Roger G. Newton. - Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2005. - 176 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Originally published: 2004.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Galileo's Pendulum' recounts the history of the newly evolving timepieces - from marine chronometers to atomic clocks - based on the pendulum as well as other mechanisms employing the same physical principles, and explains the Newtonian science underlying their function.
9780674018488 (pbk.) : �8.95
Time measurements.
Pendulum.
Science.
QB209 / .N48 2005
529.7
Galileo's pendulum : from the rhythm of time to the making of matter / Roger G. Newton. - Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2005. - 176 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Originally published: 2004.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Galileo's Pendulum' recounts the history of the newly evolving timepieces - from marine chronometers to atomic clocks - based on the pendulum as well as other mechanisms employing the same physical principles, and explains the Newtonian science underlying their function.
9780674018488 (pbk.) : �8.95
Time measurements.
Pendulum.
Science.
QB209 / .N48 2005
529.7