Physically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations on Physics and Astronomy

by Gaither; C.C.

• ISBN13: 9780750304702
• ISBN10: 0750304707
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1997-01-01
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

These books provide a vast collection of quotations on their respective subjects. Some quotes are profound, others are wise, some are witty but none are frivolous. Here you will find quotations from the most famous to the unknown. You may not find all the quoted 'jewels' that exist, but we are sure you will find a great many of them here. The extensive author and subject indexes provide you with the perfect tool for locating quotations for practical use or pleasure.

Table of Contents

PREFACE	xi
ANTI-MATTER	1	(1)
ASTRONOMER	2	(8)
ASTRONOMY	10	(8)
ATOMS	18	(13)
BIG-BANG	31	(3)
BLACK HOLES	34	(3)
CALCULATION	37	(2)
CAUSE AND EFFECT	39	(1)
CHAOS	40	(4)
COMETS	44	(5)
CONSTELLATIONS	49	(6)
COSMOLOGIST	55	(1)
COSMOLOGY	56	(2)
COSMOS	58	(2)
CRYSTALS	60	(1)
DATA	61	(2)
DOPPLER	63	(1)
E = MC(2)	64	(1)
ECLIPSE	65	(2)
EINSTEIN, ALBERT	67	(3)
ELECTRONS	70	(5)
ENERGY	75	(3)
ERROR	78	(1)
ETHER	79	(3)
EXPERIMENT	82	(4)
FACT	86	(5)
FISSION	91	(1)
FORCE	92	(4)
FUSION	96	(1)
GALAXIES	97	(1)
GEOMETRY	98	(2)
GLUONS	100	(1)
GOD	101	(5)
GRAVITY	106	(5)
HEAT	111	(3)
HYPOTHESIS	114	(6)
INFINITE	120	(8)
KNOWLEDGE	128	(4)
LAWS	132	(7)
LIGHT	139	(5)
LOCATION	144	(1)
MAGNETIC	145	(2)
MATHEMATICS	147	(6)
MATTER	153	(4)
METEORS	157	(2)
MILKY WAY	159	(3)
MODELS	162	(2)
MONOPOLES	164	(1)
MOTION	165	(4)
NATURE	169	(1)
NEUTRINO	170	(3)
NEUTRON	173	(1)
NEWTON, SIR ISAAC	174	(3)
OBSERVATION	177	(4)
OBSERVATORY	181	(1)
OCCAM'S RAZOR	182	(1)
OPTICS	183	(1)
ORDER	184	(2)
PARADOX	186	(3)
PARTICLES	189	(2)
PENDULUM	191	(2)
PHOTON	193	(1)
PHYSICIST	194	(13)
PHYSICS	207	(22)
PLANETS	229	(7)
PRAYER	236	(2)
PRINCIPLE	238	(1)
PROBABILITY	239	(3)
PROTONS	242	(1)
PULSAR	243	(1)
QUANTUM THEORY	244	(6)
QUARK	250	(1)
RADAR	251	(1)
RADIATION	252	(2)
RADIUM	254	(1)
REALITY	255	(2)
RED SHIFT	257	(1)
RELATIVITY	258	(4)
REST	262	(1)
SIMULTANEITY	263	(1)
SINGULARITY	264	(1)
SOLAR SYSTEM	265	(1)
SOUND	266	(2)
SPACE	268	(4)
SPACE-TIME	272	(3)
SPECTRAL SEQUENCE	275	(2)
SPECTROSCOPE	277	(1)
STARS	278	(1)
STATISTICS	289	(2)
SUN	291	(3)
SYMBOL	294	(1)
SYMMETRY	295	(4)
SYSTEMS	299	(1)
TACHYONS	300	(1)
TELESCOPE	301	(3)
TEMPERATURE	304	(2)
THEORY	306	(12)
THERMODYNAMICS	318	(2)
TIME	320	(8)
TRUTH	328	(3)
UNCERTAINTY	331	(1)
UNIVERSE	332	(25)
Saint Augustine Era	349	(1)
Cosmogenesis	350	(4)
Dying	354	(3)
VACUUM	357	(2)
VELOCITY	359	(1)
VOID	360	(2)
X-RAY	362	(2)
BIBLIOGRAPHY	364	(34)
PERMISSIONS	398	(3)
SUBJECT BY AUTHOR INDEX	401	(62)
AUTHOR BY SUBJECT INDEX	463