History of free fall : Aristotle to Galileo / Stillman Drake ; with an epilogue on [pi greco] in the sky.
Pubblicazione:
Toronto : Wall & Thompson, c1989.
Descrizione fisica:
99 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Table of contents 1. Introductory 2. From Aristotle to Hipparchus, 350-150 B.C. 3. From 1300 to 1500 4. The sixteenth century 5. Discovery of the law of fall 6. Applications of the law 7. Reception of the law, 1632-49. Epilogue: Kepler's problem and Galilean units. Bibliography of works cited. Index
Yoder, Joella Gerstmeyer 1944- Recensione].