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Zeno's Paradox
Joseph Mazur
其他書名
Unraveling the Ancient Mystery Behind the Science of Space and Time
出版Penguin, 2008-03-25
主題Science / Physics / Mathematical & ComputationalScience / TimeScience / History
ISBN14406396399781440639630
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ZoURS0EFXlUC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The fascinating story of an ancient riddle and what it reveals about the nature of time and space

Three millennia ago, the Greek philosopher Zeno constructed a series of logical paradoxes to prove that motion is impossible. Today, these paradoxes remain on the cutting edge of our investigations into the fabric of space and time. Zeno's Paradox uses the motion paradox as a jumping-off point for an exploration of the twenty-five-hundred-year quest to uncover the true nature of the universe. From Galileo to Einstein to Stephen Hawking, some of the greatest minds in history have tackled the problem and made spectacular breakthroughs, but through it all, the paradox of motion remains.