America’s First Eclipse Chasers : Stories of Science, Planet Vulcan, Quicksand, and the Railroad Boom / / by Thomas Hockey |
Autore | Hockey Thomas |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (461 pages) |
Disciplina |
509
523.78 |
Collana | Popular Astronomy |
Soggetto topico |
Physics—History
Astronomy—Observations United States—History Science—History History of Physics and Astronomy Astronomy, Observations and Techniques US History History of Science |
ISBN |
9783031241246
9783031241239 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Introduction: “The Rush of this Black Wing of Night” -- Chapter 2. A TRANS-AMERICAN ECLIPSE -- Chapter 3. SOME LIGHT UPON THIS DARK SUBJECT -- Chapter 4. NAVY ASTRONOMERS 2,000 KILOMETERS ASHORE -- Chapter 5. THE VAST BLACK ORB -- Chapter 6. NEW ASTRONOMY IN THE OLD WEST -- Chapter 7. OBSERVING IN STYLE -- Chapter 8. MEETING OF THE GRAYHAIRS -- Chapter 9. Overhanging Monster Wings:” The Philadelphia Photographic Corp -- Chapter 10. SURVEYING A SOLAR ECLIPSE -- Chapter 11. The Canadians: Toques on the Frontier -- Chapter 12. Chasing the Umbra through Time and Space -- Chapter 13. A DARKNESS THAT CAN BE FELT -- Chapter 14. STANDING OF THE EDGE LOOKING UP -- Chapter 15. VULCAN -- Chapter 16. AMERICANS IN TOTALITY -- Chapter 17. IN THE SHADOW OF BENJAMIN BANNEKER and “EVEN THOUGHTLESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN HUSH . . .” -- Chapter 18. FIRE CLOUD -- Chapter 19. WHAT DID IT ALL MEAN? -- Chapter 20. . . . AND WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT?. |
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Hockey Thomas
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The Concept of Matter : A Journey from Antiquity to Quantum Physics / / by Florestano Evangelisti |
Autore | Evangelisti Florestano |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 pages) |
Disciplina |
530.411
530.09 |
Collana | History of Physics |
Soggetto topico |
Condensed matter
Physics—History Spintronics Semiconductors Structure of Condensed Matter History of Physics and Astronomy |
ISBN | 3-031-36558-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Introduction -- PART I. Matter and Classical Science -- Chapter 2. The legacy of antiquity -- Chapter 3. Matter at the beginning of the scientific revolution -- Chapter 4. Matter in the seventeenth century -- Chapter 5. Matter in the eighteenth century -- Chapter 6. Matter and Electricity -- Chapter 7. Chemistry and matter in the nineteenth century -- Chapter 8. Physics and matter in the nineteenth century -- PART II: Matter and Old Quantum Theory -- Chapter 9. The Apperance of Quanta -- Chapter 10. Bohr' s atom -- Chapter 11. Electrons and atoms -- PART III: Quantum Mechanical Representation of Matter -- Chapter 12. Quantum atoms and molecules -- chapter 13. Solid matter -- Chapter 14. Semiconductors -- Appendix A. On Gases and water -- Appendix B. On nineteenth century Physics -- Appendix C. On old quantum theory -- Appendix D. On matter and quantum mechanics -- Index. |
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Evangelisti Florestano
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Cosmography in the Age of Discovery and the Scientific Revolution / / by David Barrado Navascués |
Autore | Barrado Navascués David |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (381 pages) |
Disciplina | 523.109 |
Collana | Historical & Cultural Astronomy |
Soggetto topico |
Physics—History
Astronomy—Observations Science—History Europe—History History of Physics and Astronomy Astronomy, Observations and Techniques History of Science European History |
Soggetto non controllato |
Astronomy
Science |
ISBN |
9783031298851
9783031298844 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. PLUS ULTRA: THE IBERIAN EXPLORATIONS AND CARTOGRAPHY -- Chapter 2. HUMANISM AS A TRIGGER FOR THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION -- Chapter 3. THE NEW ASTRONOMY AT THE DAWN OF THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION -- Chapter 4. THE MEASURE OF LONGITUDE: FROM IBERIA TO ALBION -- Chapter 5. THE SHAPE OF THE EARTH AND GEOGRAPHICAL EXPLORATION. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910728386503321 |
Barrado Navascués David
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The Development of the Action Principle : A Didactic History from Euler-Lagrange to Schwinger / / by Walter Dittrich |
Autore | Dittrich Walter |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (141 pages) |
Disciplina | 530.1209 |
Collana | SpringerBriefs in Physics |
Soggetto topico |
Mechanics
Physics—History Mathematical physics Elementary particles (Physics) Quantum field theory Physics—Philosophy Classical Mechanics History of Physics and Astronomy Mathematical Physics Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy |
ISBN | 3-030-69105-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Short Historical Introduction -- Curva Elastica -- The Curva Elastica, a Curve of Least Energy -- From Euler to Lagrange -- Laplace and the Capillary - 1807 -- A Final Application in Elasticity with Jacobi Elliptic Functions -- Short List of Jacobi Elliptic Functions and Constants Used in Chapter 5 -- Variational Methods for Periodic Motions; Mathieu Functions -- Lagrangian for Isentropic Irrotational Flow -- Action Principle in Classical Electrodynamics -- The Two Giants in Gravity: Einstein and Hilbert -- The Quantum Action Principle -- The Action Principle in Quantum Field Theory -- Quantum Field Theory on Space-Like Hypersurfaces -- Lagrangian Formulation of Gauge Theories -- Effective Actions (Lagrangians) in Quantum Field Theory -- Modified Photon Propagation Function, Source Theory. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910739464403321 |
Dittrich Walter
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Galileo Galilei’s “Two New Sciences” : for Modern Readers / / by Alessandro De Angelis |
Autore | De Angelis Alessandro |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (193 pages) |
Disciplina | 510 |
Collana | History of Physics |
Soggetto topico |
Physics—History
Science—History Technology History History of Physics and Astronomy History of Science History of Technology |
ISBN | 3-030-71952-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1 - Introduction -- Chapter 2 - Galileo's units -- Chapter 3 - Day One: First new science, which concerns the resistance of solids to fracture -- Chapter 4 - Day Two: What could be the cause of cohesion -- Chapter 5 - Day Three: Other new science, on local motion -- Chapter 6 - Day Four: The motion of projectiles -- Chapter 7 - Additional Day: The force of percussion. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910741171003321 |
De Angelis Alessandro
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Return to China One Day [[electronic resource] ] : The Learning Life of Qian Xuesen / / by Chengdong Lv |
Autore | Lv Chengdong |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2022.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (190 p.) |
Disciplina | 530.092 |
Soggetto topico |
Physicists—Biography
Astronomers—Biography China—History Physics—Study and teaching Physics—History Biographies of Physicists and Astronomers History of China Education in Physics History of Physics and Astronomy |
ISBN | 981-19-5755-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1 Family and Education -- Chapter 2 Serve the Country through Engineering -- Chapter 3 Life and Study in the United States -- Chapter 4 From Young Scholar to World-Class Scientist -- Chapter 5 Marriage and Family Life -- Chapter 6 Communism Enlightenment and Dedication to His Country. |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996508663803316 |
Lv Chengdong
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Return to China One Day : The Learning Life of Qian Xuesen / / by Chengdong Lv |
Autore | Lv Chengdong |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2022.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (190 p.) |
Disciplina | 530.092 |
Soggetto topico |
Physicists—Biography
Astronomers—Biography China—History Physics—Study and teaching Physics—History Biographies of Physicists and Astronomers History of China Education in Physics History of Physics and Astronomy |
ISBN | 981-19-5755-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1 Family and Education -- Chapter 2 Serve the Country through Engineering -- Chapter 3 Life and Study in the United States -- Chapter 4 From Young Scholar to World-Class Scientist -- Chapter 5 Marriage and Family Life -- Chapter 6 Communism Enlightenment and Dedication to His Country. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910637711103321 |
Lv Chengdong
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Understanding the Path from Classical to Quantum Mechanics / / by Jaroslav Zamastil |
Autore | Zamastil Jaroslav |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (68 pages) |
Disciplina | 530 |
Collana | SpringerBriefs in Physics |
Soggetto topico |
Quantum theory
Physics—History Physics Quantum Physics History of Physics and Astronomy Conceptual Development in Physics |
ISBN | 3-031-37373-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Mathematical Preliminaries -- Chapter 2. Classical electrodynamics -- Chapter 3. Hamiltonian formulation of classical mechanics -- Chapter 4. Steps to the correct solution -- Chapter 5. Heisenberg’s magical steps -- Chapter 6. Reflections on the quantum mechanics and the path leading to its discovery. |
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Zamastil Jaroslav
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