LEADER 04886nam 22007215 450 001 9910845477503321 005 20240321213937.0 010 $a3-031-46158-4 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-46158-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31225558 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31225558 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-46158-3 035 $a(CKB)31075495100041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9931075495100041 100 $a20240320d2024 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWalking with Christiaan Huygens$b[electronic resource] $eFrom Archimedes' Influence to Unsung Contributions in Modern Science /$fby Tijmen Jan Moser, Enders Anthony Robinson 205 $a1st ed. 2024. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Springer,$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (339 pages) 225 1 $aHistory of Physics,$x2730-7557 311 $a3-031-46157-6 327 $a1. Introduction -- Chapter 1. Historical overview of the life of Christiaan Huygens -- Chapter 2. Huygens and spontaneous order -- Chapter 3. Huygens and the speed of light -- Chapter 4. Huygens? principle -- Chapter 5. Huygens and the telescope -- Chapter 6. Huygens and the clock -- Chapter 7. Huygens-Fresnel principle -- Chapter 8. Huygens and special relativity -- Chapter 9. Huygens and centrifugal force -- Chapter 10 Huygens and curvature -- Chapter 11. What Huygens could have written on diffraction -- Chapter 12. Huygens and geophysics. 330 $aDutch scientist Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695) left an indelible mark on the fields of mathematics, physics, astronomy, and geophysics. Despite his groundbreaking contributions, history has often overlooked his pivotal role. While two of the most famous achievements in physics are Newton?s theory of gravity and Einstein?s general theory of relativity, less well-known is that Huygens provided central elements to these theories. This book stands to correct that deficit. For example, we show how Huygens used symmetry arguments to derive conservation laws for momentum and for energy, and what Einstein later called the principle of equivalence to derive the formula for centrifugal force. In 1689, Huygens visited Newton. Together, they walked the streets of London. Newton had recently finished his masterpiece, Principia, expounding his laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation. Huygens had essentially completed his life?s work by then, building on Archimedes, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Descartes, Fermat, Pascal and his own ingenuity. He had established fame as an instrument maker (telescope, pendulum clock, planetarium). He had invented the 31 tone system. He had pioneered the first principles of remote sensing. He had discovered the rings of Saturn. He had formulated the wave theory of light. What would walking with Christiaan reveal? This book gives the result in nine chapters, namely: spontaneous order, the speed of light, Huygens? principle, the telescope, the pendulum clock, Huygens-Fresnel principle, special relativity, centrifugal force, and curvature. In addition, there is a chapter titled What Huygens could have written on diffraction, and a chapter titled Huygens and Geophysics. Mentally walking with Christiaan, browsing his collected works ? a true treasure trove for puzzle enthusiasts ? and rethinking his ideas creates a vivid impression of scientific life in the 17th century, an appreciation that it is remarkably similar to ours, and an understanding of Huygens' significant and lasting contributions to science. 410 0$aHistory of Physics,$x2730-7557 606 $aPhysics$xHistory 606 $aPhysicists$xBiography 606 $aAstronomers$xBiography 606 $aScience$xHistory 606 $aPhysics 606 $aAstronomy 606 $aMathematics 606 $aHistory of Physics and Astronomy 606 $aBiographies of Physicists and Astronomers 606 $aHistory of Science 606 $aPhysics and Astronomy 606 $aApplications of Mathematics 615 0$aPhysics$xHistory. 615 0$aPhysicists$xBiography. 615 0$aAstronomers$xBiography. 615 0$aScience$xHistory. 615 0$aPhysics. 615 0$aAstronomy. 615 0$aMathematics. 615 14$aHistory of Physics and Astronomy. 615 24$aBiographies of Physicists and Astronomers. 615 24$aHistory of Science. 615 24$aPhysics and Astronomy. 615 24$aApplications of Mathematics. 676 $a509 700 $aMoser$b Tijmen Jan$01734267 701 $aRobinson$b Enders Anthony$012476 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910845477503321 996 $aWalking with Christiaan Huygens$94150939 997 $aUNINA