On the Shoulders of Giants (book) explained

On the Shoulders of Giants
Editor:	Stephen Hawking
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Publisher:	Running Press
Release Date:	2002
Media Type:	Book
Pages:	1280
Isbn:	9780762416981
Oclc:	50632825
Followed By:	A Briefer History of Time

On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy is a compilation of scientific texts edited and with commentary by the British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.^[1] The book was published by Running Press in 2002.^[2]

Content

The book includes selections from the following works in English:

• On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres by Nicolaus Copernicus, which explains Copernicus' theory of heliocentrism: that the Sun, rather than Earth, lies in the center of the universe
• Two New Sciences by Galileo Galilei explains Galileo's discoveries in physics
• Mystery of the Cosmos, Harmony of the World and Rudolphine Tables by Johannes Kepler, which describes Kepler's theories and observations in astronomy
• Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy) by Sir Isaac Newton
• The Principle of Relativity by Albert Einstein

The book also includes five critical essays by Hawking and Hawking's biographies of the five scientists whose works are included.

Notes and References

1. Web site: On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics And Astronomy. Goodreads. goodreads.com. 14 March 2018.
2. Book: Larsen, Kristine . Stephen Hawking: A Biography . 2005. Greenwood Publishing . 9780313323928 . 120 .