ホイヘンス伝：原理の裏の人物像 Huygens: the Man behind the Principle

Andriesse, C. D./ Miedema, Sally (TRN)

Cambridge University Press（2005/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 476 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780521850902
• DDC分類 500.2092

基本説明

オランダ、ハーグ生まれの物理・天文・数学者の伝記。1678年にホイヘンスの原理、振り子時計の発明をした科学者の人物像に迫る。
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2005. The story of the great seventeenth-century Dutch mathematician and physicist, Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695). The first complete biography in English.

Full Description

Huygens: The Man behind the Principle is the story of the great seventeenth-century Dutch mathematician and physicist Christiaan Huygens (1629-95). This comprehensive biography describes in detail how Huygens arrived at discoveries and inventions that are often wrongly ascribed to Newton. Huygens played a key role in the 'scientific revolution', and the Huygens Principle on the wave theory of light helped establish his reputation. The discovery of Saturn's rings and the invention of the pendulum clock made him so famous that he was invited to be the first director of the French Academy of Science, but his life as director teetered on the edge of powerlessness. Despite Huygens' many achievements no complete biography had previously been published in English. This book gives scientists and historians the opportunity to learn more about all aspects of Huygens' life while bringing his story to a wider audience.

Contents

Preface; A commemoration; 1. Titan; 2. Father; 3. Mother; 4. Family portrait; 5. Student; 6. Collisions; 7. Saturn; 8. Force; 9. Temperament; 10. Weight; 11. Crisis; 12. Light; 13. Dismissal; 14. Orphan; 15. Heaven; References; Bibliography; Further reading.