![]() ![]() All r i g h t s r e s e r v e d u n d e r t h e P a n - A m e r i c a n a n d I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o p y r i g h t C o n v e n t i o n s P r i n t e d in C h i n a © 2004 by Stephen H a w k i n g ® 2 0 0 4 o r i g i n a l illustrations b y T h e B o o k L a b o r a t o r y ® Inc. G o n e is o u r privileged place at the center of the universe, gone are eternity and certainty, gone are Absolute T i m e and Space." (Continued on back flap) As theoretical physicist StephenĬhanges in the way we see our position in the order of things. W h a t few people realize is that Einstein built o n a little-known theory of Galileo's called the principle o f relativity-further evidence that science advances t h r o u g h a series of incremental changes. ![]() As you read t h e m, you will b e able to trace the evolution of science f r o m t h e revolutionary claim of Nicolaus C o p e r n i c u s that the Earth orbits a r o u n d the Sun to the equally revolutionary proposal of Albert Einstein that space and time are curved and w a r p e d ' b y mass and energy. These are the works that c h a n g e d the course of science, ushering astronomy and physics o u t o f t h e M i d d l e Ages and into the m o d e r n world. Spheres by Nicolaus C o p e r n i c u s, Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences by Galileo Galilei, Harmonies of the World (Book Five) by Johannes Kepler, and Principia b y Isaac N e w t o n. In this single volume, you will find excerpts f r o m original papers f r o m Albert Einstein, first published in The Principle of ![]() Includes the most relevant excerpts f r o m the master works of each-giving you the o p p o r t u n i t y to peer into t h e minds of genius and read exactly w h a t these m e n thought. Truly g r o u n d b r e a k i n g is that InĮncounter five such visionaries: Nicolaus C o p e r n i c u s, Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler. It has taken scientists of bold vision and daring to b r i n g forth the answers. W h a t natural laws rule t h e heavens? H o w d o the planets move? What keeps them in orbit?These are questions h u m a n s have attempted to answer for thousands of years. ![]() ILLUSTRATED HE S H O U L D E R S OF G I A N T S ![]()
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