{"product_id":"9781493913596","title":"Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics: Volume I: The Heavens and The Earth","description":"\u003ch1\u003eUndergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics: Volume I: The Heavens and The Earth\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eKuehn, Kerry\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a chronological introduction to the sciences of astronomy and cosmology based on the reading and analysis of significant selections from classic texts, such as Ptolemy’s \u003ci\u003eThe Almagest\u003c\/i\u003e, Kepler’s \u003ci\u003eEpitome of Copernican Astronomy\u003c\/i\u003e, Shapley’s \u003ci\u003eGalaxies\u003c\/i\u003e and Lemaître’s \u003ci\u003eThe Primeval Atom\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter begins with a short introduction followed by a reading selection. Carefully crafted study questions draw out key points in the text and focus the reader’s attention on the author’s methods, analysis, and conclusions. Numerical and observational exercises at the end of each chapter test the reader’s ability to understand and apply key concepts from the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Heavens and the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is the first of four volumes in \u003ci\u003eA Student’s Guide Through the Great Physics Texts\u003c\/i\u003e. This book grew out of a four-semester undergraduate physics curriculum designed to encourage a critical and circumspect approach to natural science, while at the same time preparing students for advanced coursework in physics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is particularly suitable as a college-level textbook for students of the natural sciences, history or philosophy. It also serves as a textbook for advanced high-school students, or as a thematically-organized source-book for scholars and motivated lay-readers. In studying the classic scientific texts included herein, the reader will be drawn toward a lifetime of contemplation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2014-09-15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781493913596\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4939-1360-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 396\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47400948138124,"sku":"9781493913596","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781493913596.jpg?v=1775786762","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781493913596","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}