The Illustrated On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy

This original compilation is based on seven classic works of physics and astronomy which, read in chronological order, trace the evolution of modern science. The Illustrated On the Shoulders of Giants includes selections from On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres by Nicolaus Copernicus; Principia by Sir Isaac Newton; The Principle of Relativity by Albert Einstein; Dialogues Concerning Two Sciences by Galileo Galilei with Alfonso De Salvio; plus Harmony of the World by Johannes Kepler. It also includes five important critical essays and an original biography of each physicist, written by Hawking himself.