Time for Science Education - How Teaching the History and Philosophy of Pendulum Motion Can Contribute to Science Literacy - Paperback - 2000

Demonstrates the importance of history and philosophy of science. This book provides a case study of the pendulum, showing the pivotal role played by the pendulum in the Scientific Revolution. It describes how the pendulum enabled the creation of accurate clocks that, among other things, enabled the long-standing problem of longitude to be solved.
Year of publication: 2000
Pagination: 440 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, biography
Format: Paperback
Serie: Innovations in Science Education and Technology