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Title: NEWTON'S APPLE AND OTHER MYTHS ABOUT SCIENCE
By: Ronald L. Numbers
Format: Hardback

List price: £22.95


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ISBN 10: 0674967984
ISBN 13: 9780674967984
Publisher: HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 4 November, 2015
Pages: 290
Description: A falling apple inspired the law of gravity--or so the story goes. Is it true? Perhaps not. But why do such stories endure as explanations of how science happens? Newton's Apple and Other Myths about Science brushes away popular misconceptions to provide a clearer picture of scientific breakthroughs from ancient times to the present.
Synopsis: A falling apple inspired the law of gravity-or so the story goes. Is it true? Perhaps not. But why do such stories endure as explanations of how science happens? Newton's Apple and Other Myths about Science brushes away popular misconceptions to provide a clearer picture of scientific breakthroughs from ancient times to the present.
Publication: US
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Returns: Returnable
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