1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910805000503321

Autore

Michael : Panaretus

Titolo

Two works on Trebizond / Michael Panaretos, Bessarion ; edited and translated by Scott Kennedy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England, : Harvard University Press, 2019

ISBN

9780674986626

Descrizione fisica

XXIV, 294 p. ; 21 cm

Collana

Dumbarton oaks Medieval library ; 52

Disciplina

956.58

949.504

Locazione

FLFBC

Collocazione

P2B 620 DOML 52

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910810094503321

Autore

Icke Vincent

Titolo

Gravity does not exist : a puzzle for the 21st Century / / Vincent Icke [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2014

ISBN

90-485-1705-2

90-485-1704-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (109 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

530

Soggetti

Physics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Jan 2021).

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- The Process of Measurement -- The Process of Progress -- Laws Ain't -- Motion -- Huygens's Relativity -- Acceleration -- Gravity -- Absoluteness Theory -- Gravity Does Not Exist -- Reflections -- Jes' Rollin' Along -- Feynman's Web -- A Twist to the Tale -- Questions for the 21st Century -- Small Moves, Ellie -- Thanks

Sommario/riassunto

Every scientific fact was born as an opinion about the unknown - a hypothesis. Opinion gradually becomes fact as evidence piles up to support a theory. But what if there are two theories, each of which has produced a myriad of things that correspond perfectly to the phenomena but can't be combined into one? One theory replaced the mystery of gravity with a precise model of space and time. The other theory replaced the mystery of matter with a description of quantum particles. As we understand our universe, we keep each in its own domain: space and time for very large things, particles for the very small ones. However, 13.8 billion years ago, those two incompatible domains belonged to a single realm. Who in the current or future generations of physicists will crack this seemingly impossible puzzle? This, contends the author, is not just a big question, but the biggest question in physics in our century. Combining Ickes's first-hand knowledge with a robust argument and intellectual playfulness, this fascinating book succeeds in making a notoriously difficult subject accessible to all readers interested in a better grasp of our universe.