Newton's Apple and Other Myths about Science by Kostas Kampourakis, Ronald L. Numbers

Newton's Apple and Other Myths about Science

Kostas Kampourakis, Ronald L. Numbers

287 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced
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A falling apple inspired the law of gravity—or so the story goes. Is it true? Perhaps not. But why do such stories endure as explanations of how science happens? Newton’s Apple and Other Myths about Science brushes away popular misconceptions to p...

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