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Walking with Christiaan Huygens: From Archimedes' Influence to Unsung Contributions in Modern Science - History of Physics Tijmen Jan Moser 2024 edition
Walking with Christiaan Huygens: From Archimedes' Influence to Unsung Contributions in Modern Science - History of Physics
Tijmen Jan Moser
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.
315 pages, 56 Illustrations, color; 102 Illustrations, black and white; XXXI, 315 p. 158 illus., 56
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 21, 2024 |
| ISBN13 | 9783031461576 |
| Publishers | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Pages | 315 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 20 mm · 751 g |
| Language | German |