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<i>On the Shoulders of Giants</i> (book)

On the Shoulders of Giants (book)

Book by Stephen Hawking

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]

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Content

The book includes selections from the following works in English:

The book also includes five critical essays by Hawking and Hawking's biographies of the five scientists whose works are included.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics And Astronomy". Goodreads. goodreads.com. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. [2]
    Larsen, Kristine (2005). Stephen Hawking: A Biography. Greenwood Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 9780313323928.


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