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Seven Tales of the Pendulum (Record no. 2401)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780199589517
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 531.32
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Baker, Gregory L.
9 (RLIN) 366073
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Seven Tales of the Pendulum
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. United Kingdom;
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Oxford University Press;
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2011
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 248 Pages;
Other physical details Hardback
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. The pendulum is a unique physical system which exhibits remarkably varied and complex behavior under many different conditions. It is also a system which, in its many manifestations, has left a significant imprint on human thought and culture. Using graphs, figures, and narrative to explain scientific ideas and models, Gregory Baker gives a lucid account of the physics of the pendulum, showing the reader how the context of the pendulum progresses over four centuries from that of a simple system of classical physics, to that of a chaotic system, and eventually to that of a modern quantum system. He also describes its fascinating presence in cultural history, from its role in timekeeping and measurements of the earth to its importance as a literary symbol of doom. Seven 'tales', detailing different important facets of the pendulum, show the exciting diversity of the science of the pendulum, and its untold significance in the history of human intellectual development.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Dynamics & statics
9 (RLIN) 366074
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element History of science
9 (RLIN) 366075
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Popular science
9 (RLIN) 366076
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Karachi Karachi Science 10/07/2016   531.32 PKLC009881 20/09/2016 10/07/2016 Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Lahore Lahore Science 07/05/2016   531.32 PKLC001755 07/05/2016 07/05/2016 Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17