The universe and the atom

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lichtenberg D. B (Don Bernett), 1928-
Published: World Scientific,
Publisher Address: Singapore Hackensack, N.J.
Publication Dates: c2007.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xv, 311 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9789812706065
9812706062
9789812705617 (pbk.)
9812705619 (pbk.)
Index Number: P14
CLC: P14
P159
Call Number: P14/L699
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-302) and index.
Early ideas about the universe -- The solar system and beyond -- Newton's ideas about space and time -- Early ideas of motion -- Newton's laws of motion -- Newton's theory of gravity -- Energy and momentum -- Electricity and magnetism -- Wave motion -- Relativity -- Atoms -- Early days of quantum theory -- Quantum mechanics -- The elements -- Nuclear physics -- Elementary particles -- The sun and the solar system -- The milky way -- The universe -- Speculations.