Absolute or Relative Motion?: Volume 1, The Discovery of Dynamics: A Study from a Machian Point of View of the Discovery and the Structure of Dynamical Theories by Julian B. Barbour ISBN 13: 9780521324670

Cambridge University Press, 1989. 1. Hardcover. Good. Good+ in a Good+ dust jacket; Hardcover; Withdrawn library copy with the standard library markings; Jacket is lightly shelfworn and edgeworn, and is overall clean and intact (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Moderate wear to the boards; Library stamps to endpapers; Text pages clean & unmarked; Good binding with straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5” – 9.75” tall); Purple dust jacket with title in white lettering; 1989, Cambridge University Press; 768 pages; "Absolute or Relative Motion?: Volume 1, The Discovery of Dynamics: A Study from a Machian Point of View of the Discovery and the Structure of Dynamical Theories," by Julian B. Barbour.

Cambridge University Press, 1989. 1. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be stored and delivered in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5” – 9.75” tall); Purple dust jacket with title in white lettering; 1989, Cambridge University Press; 768 pages; "Absolute or Relative Motion?: Volume 1, The Discovery of Dynamics: A Study from a Machian Point of View of the Discovery and the Structure of Dynamical Theories," by Julian B. Barbour.

Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Comprehensive highly acclaimed text presents an entirely original study of the discovery of dynamics, covering the period of antiquity to the publication 300 years ago of Newton's "Principia". It includes a detailed discussion of the development of ancient Greek astronomy, the Copernican revolution, the discovery of the laws of planetary motion by Kepler, Galileo's first great discoveries in the study of terrestrial motions, and the important contributions of Descartes and Huygens. The latter part of the book is devoted to Newton and the clarification of the key dynamical concepts that he introduced. 746 pgs. Illustrated. Very minimal shelfwear. Dustjacket in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.