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Frank Close, The Cosmic Onion. Albert Einstein, Relativity, Ch. 27–32. Richard Feynman, Quantum electrodynamics. Michio Kaku, Hyperspace. Commentary:.
Honors 202-2

Reserve Book List

Unit 2 – Renaissance

Unit 5 – Romantic Era

Original sources: Galileo Galilei, Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences Johannes Kepler, The Harmony of the World

Original Sources: James Clerk Maxwell, Matter and Motion James Clerk Maxwell, A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism

Commentary: Herbert Butterfield, The Origins of Modern Science, Ch. 2–4 James Burke, The Day the Universe Changed, Chapter 3, “Point of View”

Unit 6 – Early 20th Century

Unit 3 – Baroque Original Sources: Isaac Newton, The Principia Commentary: Herbert Butterfield, The Origins of Modern Science, Ch. 5, 6, 8 James Burke, The Day the Universe Changed, Chapter 5, “Infinitely Reasonable” Unit 4 – Neoclassical Era Biography and Commentary: Dave Sobel, Longitude Commentary: James Burke, The Day the Universe Changed, Chapter 5, “Making Waves” Original Sources: Leonard Euler, Letters of Euler on Different Subjects in Natural Philosophy Lagrange, Joseph Louis, Lectures on Elementary Mathematics

Original Sources: Journal Articles Albert Einstein, Relivity, Ch. 1–26. George Gamow, Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland : or, Stories of c, G, and h, Commentary: Nigel Calder, Einstein’s Universe, Chapters 1–9 Unit 7 – Modern Era Biography: Richard Feynman, Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! Original Sources: Journal Articles Frank Close, The Cosmic Onion Albert Einstein, Relativity, Ch. 27–32 Richard Feynman, Quantum electrodynamics Michio Kaku, Hyperspace Commentary: Nigel Calder, Einstein’s Universe, Chapters 10–21