Hesiod's Anvil: Falling and Spinning through Heaven and Earth

· Dolciani Mathematical Expositions Book 30 · American Mathematical Soc.
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This book is about models of motion as enunciated by poets, philosophers, storytellers, and early scientists. By using popular literature and philosophy to bring the mechanics of motion alive, blending with equal voice both romantic whimsy and derived equations.
This book is about models of motion as enunciated by poets, philosophers, storytellers, and early scientists. By using popular literature and philosophy to bring the mechanics of motion alive, blending with equal voice both romantic whimsy and derived equations.

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