George Johnson tells the stories of ten beautiful experiments which changed the world. From Galileo singing to mark time as he measured the pull of gravity and Newton carefully inserting a needle behind his own eye, to Joule packing a thermometer on his honeymoon to take the temperature of waterfalls and Michelson recovering from a dark depression to discover that light moves at the same speed in every direction - these ten dedicated men employed diamonds, dogs, frogs and even their own bodies as they worked to discover the laws of nature and of the universe.
| ISBN: | 9780099464587 |
| Publication date: | 7th May 2009 |
| Author: | George Johnson |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Genres: |
Chemistry Scientific equipment, experiments and techniques |
George Johnson tells the stories of ten beautiful experiments which changed the world. From Galileo singing to mark time as he measured the pull of gravity and Newton carefully inserting a needle behind his own eye, to Joule packing a thermometer on his honeymoon to take the temperature of waterfalls and Michelson recovering from a dark depression to discover that light moves at the same speed in every direction - these ten dedicated men employed diamonds, dogs, frogs and even their own bodies as they worked to discover the laws of nature and of the universe.
The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments features in the following genres: Chemistry, Scientific equipment, experiments and techniques
The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments was written by George Johnson and published by Vintage an imprint of Random House
The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments has 192 pages
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