Galileo's Pendulum

From the Rhythm of Time to the Making of Matter

Roger G. Newton

    Preface

    Introduction

    1. Biological Timekeeping: The Body's Rhythms

    2. The Calendar: Different Drummers

    3. Early Clocks: Home-Made Beats

    4. The Pendulum Clock: The Beat of Nature

    5. Successors: Ubiquitous Timekeeping

    6. Isaac Newton: The Physics of the Pendulum

    7. Sound and Light: Oscillations Everywhere

    8. The Quantum: Oscillators Make Particles

    Notes

    References

    Index

  • Cover: Galileo's Pendulum
  • A photo of the author

Roger G. Newton is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Physics at Indiana University.