Holton G., Brush S.G. Physics, the Human Adventure: From Copernicus to Einstein and Beyond

3rd ed. — Rutgers University Press, 2001. — 598 p.Physics, the Human Adventure is the third edition of the classic text Introduction to Concepts and Theories in Physical Science. Authored by Gerald Holton, the text was a landmark in science education. It was the first modern textbook in physics (or in any other science) to make full and effective use of the history and philosophy of science in presenting for both the general and the science-oriented student an account of the nature of physical science. A second edition, prepared by Stephen G. Brush, brought the book up to date by increasing the coverage of topics in modern physics and by taking account of recent scholarly research in the history of science.
In the new book Physics, The Human Adventure, each of the chapters has been reworked to further clarify the physics concepts and to incorporate recent physical advances and research. The book shows the unifying power of science by bringing in connections to chemistry, astronomy, and geoscience. In short, the aid of the new edition is to teach good physics while presenting physical science as a human adventure that has become a major force in our civilization. New chapters discuss theories of the origin of the solar system and the expanding universe; fission, fusion, and the Big Bang - Steady State Controversy; and thematic elements and styles in scientific thought.The Origins of Scientific Cosmology
The Astronomy of Ancient Greece
Copernicus' Heliocentric Theory
On the Nature of Scientific Theory
Kepler's Laws
Galileo and the New Astronomy
The Study of Motion
Mathematics and the Description of Motion
Galileo and the Kinematics of Free Fall
Projectile Motion
Newton's Laws and His System of the World
Newton's Laws of Motion
Rotational Motion
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
Structure and Method in Physical Science
On the Nature of Concepts
On the Duality and Growth of Science
On the Discovery of Laws
The Laws of Conservation
The Law of Conservation of Mass
The Law of Conservation of Momentum
The Law of Conservation of Energy
The Law of Dissipation of Energy
Origins of the Atomic Theory in Physics and Chemistry
The Physics of Gases
The Atomic Theory of Chemistry
The Periodic Table of Elements
The Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Gases
Light and Electromagnetism
The Wave Theory of Light
Electrostatics
Electromagnetism, X-Rays, and Electrons
The Quantum Theory of Light
The Atom and the Universe in Modern Physics
Radioactivity and the Nuclear Atom
Bohr's Model of the Atom
Quantum Mechanics
Einstein's Theory of Relativity
The Origin of the Solar System and the Expanding Universe
Construction of the Elements and the Universe
Thematic Elements and Styles in Science