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Teach Yourself Physics
Finally figure out physics! Teach Yourself Physics introduces you to physics gradually by building a foundation of appropriate mathematical skills. Easy-to-understand diagrams help you understand key points.
240 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2000
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September 10, 2017
Breithaupt repeatedly makes "the Church" the enemy of science, progress, and morality. While he props up people like Galileo and Newton as heroes of breaking ground in freedom of thought, he ignores the real pioneers--men like Roger Williams.
If Breithaupt was honest, he would avoid using a general term like "the Church." What he should do is call out the Roman Catholic Church. The Catholic Church does not represent the actions and beliefs of all Christendom.
He spends time blaming "the Church" for the execution Giordano Bruno because he said the earth is flat. This is an old wives tale that secular scientists have repeated for centuries. Shame on Breithaupt for not taking ten minutes to research the truth. Bruno was not convicted for saying the earth was flat, because at that time, 1600, the question of whether the earth was flat or a globe was still openly debated in Romanism. Bruno was a cultist, who was also rejected by the Calvinists and Lutherans on doctrinal grounds.
If he did not have an agenda against the church, why doesn't he place some of the blame on the government. The Roman Catholics tried Bruno, but the crown carried out the execution.
Of course, taking the time to share a misinterpretation of history that has little to do with physics demonstrates that the author must have had an agenda other than truth alone.
Finally, without a religious guide, Breithaupt has no grounds to say that executing a human for his scientific beliefs is immoral.
The rest of the book was O.K. Several times the author made observations without giving explanations.
If Breithaupt was honest, he would avoid using a general term like "the Church." What he should do is call out the Roman Catholic Church. The Catholic Church does not represent the actions and beliefs of all Christendom.
He spends time blaming "the Church" for the execution Giordano Bruno because he said the earth is flat. This is an old wives tale that secular scientists have repeated for centuries. Shame on Breithaupt for not taking ten minutes to research the truth. Bruno was not convicted for saying the earth was flat, because at that time, 1600, the question of whether the earth was flat or a globe was still openly debated in Romanism. Bruno was a cultist, who was also rejected by the Calvinists and Lutherans on doctrinal grounds.
If he did not have an agenda against the church, why doesn't he place some of the blame on the government. The Roman Catholics tried Bruno, but the crown carried out the execution.
Of course, taking the time to share a misinterpretation of history that has little to do with physics demonstrates that the author must have had an agenda other than truth alone.
Finally, without a religious guide, Breithaupt has no grounds to say that executing a human for his scientific beliefs is immoral.
The rest of the book was O.K. Several times the author made observations without giving explanations.
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