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" Physics without math : "
Gilbert Shapiro.
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BL
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712624
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b534813
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| Main Entry
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Shapiro, Gilbert,1934-
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| Title & Author
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Physics without math : : a descriptive introduction /\ Gilbert Shapiro.
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| Publication Statement
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Englewood Cliffs, N.J. :: Prentice-Hall,, c1979.
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xv, 351 p. :: ill. ;; 25 cm.
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013674317X
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: 9780136743170
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Includes index.
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Bibliography: p. 344-346.
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| Contents
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pt. I. Where scientific theories come from. The nature of an explanation -- An example of a scientific theory: The motion of the planets -- The speed of light -- pt. II. The idea of energy. Energy: A basic law of physics -- More about energy: Using the idea -- Wave motion and sound -- Heat energy -- Chemical energy: Atoms and photosynthesis -- Heat engines: The second law -- pt. III. The electromagnetic spectrum. Electromagnetic waves: From radio to infrared -- Visible light and ultraviolet: Waves and particles -- X-rays, gamma rays, and E=MC² -- pt. IV. The frontiers of science. Nuclear energy -- Beyond the solar system.
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Physics.
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530
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QC23.S516 1979
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