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World-renowned physicist and bestselling author Stephen
Hawking presents a revolutionary look at the momentous discoveries
that changed our perception of the world with this first-ever
compilation of seven classic works on physics and astronomy. His
choice of landmark writings by some of the world''s great thinkers
traces the brilliant evolution of modern science and shows how each
figure built upon the genius of his predecessors. "On the Shoulders
of Giants" includes, in their entirety, "On the Revolution of
Heavenly Spheres" by Nicolaus Copernicus; "Principia" by Sir Isaac
Newton; "The Principle of Relativity" by Albert Einstein;
"Dialogues Concerning Two Sciences" by Galileo Galilei with Alfonso
De Salvio; plus "Mystery of the Cosmos, Harmony of the World, " and
"Rudolphine Tables" by Johannes Kepler. It also includes five
critical essays and a biography of each featured physicist, written
by Hawking himself.
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Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking is Lucasian Professor of
Mathematics at Cambridge Newton''s old position. He is the author
of A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME, which remained on the New York Times
bestseller list for a record-breaking 237 weeks. Curiously, Hawking
was born 300 years to the day after Galileo died. --This text
refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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