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020			_a9780199557684 _c(pbk)
082			_a531 _bBAK
100			_aBaker, Gregory L. _eaut
245			_aPendulum : a case study in physics
260			_aOxford : _bOxford University Press, _c2005
300			_axii, 288 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
365			_aGBP _b36.99 _d00
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThe pendulum: a case study in physics is a unique book in several ways. Firstly, it is a comprehensive quantitative study of one physical system, the pendulum, from the viewpoint of elementary and more advanced classical physics, modern chaotic dynamics, and quantum mechanics. In addition, coupled pendulums and pendulum analogs of superconducting devices are also discussed. Secondly, this book treats the physics of the pendulum within a historical and cultural context, showing, for example, that the pendulum has been intimately connected with studies of the earth's density, the earth's motion.
650			_aMotion
650			_aPhysics
650			_aScience
650			_aMechanics
650			_aSolids
650			_aPendulum
700			_aBlackburn, James A. _eaut
942			_2ddc _cBK