{"product_id":"three-hundred-years-of-gravitation-9780521343121","title":"Three Hundred Years of Gravitation","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo commemorate the 300th anniversary of the publication of Isaac Newtons Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica  Stephen Hawking and Werner Israel assembled a series of unique review papers by many of the worlds foremost researchers in cosmology  relativity  and particle physics. The resulting volume reflects the significant and exciting advances that have been made in these fields since the editors acclaimed volume  General Relativity: An Einstein Centenary Survey (CUP 1979). Newtons immense contribution to the physical sciences is assessed  and its relevance to todays physics made clear. The international group of contributors then chart the major developments in the study of gravitation  from Newtonian gravity to black hole physics. In the fields of galaxy formation  inflationary and quantum cosmology  and superstring unification  the book provides important overviews written by workers involved in the many advances described. By shaping such a wide-ranging and scholarly series of articles into a cohesive whole  the editors have created a fitting and lasting memorial to the man who continues to inspire scientists the world over.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651787481141,"sku":"ByrdShop_0521343127","price":128.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780521343121.jpg?v=1781840778","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/three-hundred-years-of-gravitation-9780521343121","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}