Ben Franklin stilled the waves : an informal history of pouring oil on water with reflections on the ups and downs of scientific life in general /
Benjamin Franklin, the 18th-century American statesman and scientist, watched the calming effect of a drop of oil on the waves and ripples of a London pond, and began to investigate exactly what was happening to cause this strange phenomenon. Following Franklin's lead, a motley crowd of scienti...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | Tanford, Charles, 1921-2009 |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford [England] ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2004.
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Colección: | OUP E-Books.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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