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Leonhard Euler's Letters to a German princess : a milestone in the history of physics textbooks and more /

Leonhard Euler's / Letters to a German Princess on Various Subjects in Physics and Philosophy / is a milestone in the history of physics textbooks and the instruction of women in the sciences. It also covers views of its author on epistemology, religion, and innovations in scientific equipment,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Calinger, Ronald (Autor), Denisova, Ekaterina (Physics educator) (Autor), Polyakhova, Elena N. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Rafael [California] (40 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903, USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, [2019]
Colección:IOP (Series). Release 6.
IOP concise physics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Leonhard Euler's / Letters to a German Princess on Various Subjects in Physics and Philosophy / is a milestone in the history of physics textbooks and the instruction of women in the sciences. It also covers views of its author on epistemology, religion, and innovations in scientific equipment, including telescopes and microscopes. Today, 250 years later, we study this work of Euler's as a foundation for the history of physics teaching and analyze the letters from an historical and pedagogical point of view.
Notas:"Version: 20190601"--Title page verso.
"A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Also available in print.
Público:General/trade.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781643271927
9781643271903
ISSN:2053-2571