The Ascent of Gravity: The Quest to Understand the Force that Explains Everything The Ascent of Gravity question


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Books about the development/history of gravitational theory.
Mathew Mehrian Mathew (last edited Jan 03, 2021 12:22PM ) Dec 20, 2020 10:54PM
I am looking for a book about the history of gravitational theory. It should obviously include discussions of Newton, Einstein, and their theories, and less obviously the work of other famous scientists (philosophers) like Aristotle and Galileo. It would be great to find a book that also discusses lesser known theories, like Le Sage's, Descartes's, or Nordstrom's and theories like MOND.

I have come across three books that fit this but am looking for recommendations of which of these, or another related book, is best.

The Ascent of Gravity by Marcus Chown
("the force that explains everything".. ehh)

Gravity's Arc by David Darling

Gravity by George Gamow

Thank you for the help.



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