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'The path of paradox is the path of truth,' said Oscar Wilde, and as this lively and fascinating book reveals, nowhere is this maxim more appropriate than in the field of physics. Against all the dictates of logic and common sense, paradoxes are the…

What could quantum mechanics have in common with the philosophical musings of the ancient Greeks? In our age of multimillion-dollar supercolliders, it's hard to imagine that modern physics owes anything to thinkers who predate Descartes. But French…

René Descartes is vooral bekend van zijn beroemde ?Ik denk, dus ik ben?. Die zin was de uitkomst van een poging om aanalles te twijfelen: je kunt aan alles twijfelen, behalve aan het feit dat je denkt. In zijn tijd was Descartes echter vooral bekend…

Quantum mechanics stands as one of the most remarkable achievements of the 20th century, providing startling insight into the nature of matter and a spectacularly successful predictive theory. However, while the predictive ability of the quantum…

The only review in this instance will, unfortunately, be of little value to other readers. This is because I purchased this title during study research, and out of a general interest in this profoundly, intellectually diverse, historic figure. In…

This volume contains all ESO Press Releases which were issued between December 1985 and the end of 1990, arranged in ten chapters according to the subject. Because of the selective nature of communications to the Press - not all news is "newsworthy"…

This is a modern treatment of the physics of the stars. The book starts with a chapter on stellar fundamentals, and then the story of the lives and deaths of the stars begins. The authors take us on a journey from the sun, a comparatively young star,…

Part of a series which aims to inform non-specialists about recent scientific developments, this book discusses such topics as quasars, the distribution and formation of galaxies, and the strengths and weaknesses of the inflationary model. The book…