Country UK Publication date 2004 Originally published 1966 Page count 500 Publisher Imperial College Press | Language English Pages 500 Genre Non-fiction Subject Physics | |
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ISBN 978-1-86094-435-2 (pbk) Similar Introduction to CLASSIC, Introduction to Classical Mechanic, Classical dynamics of particle, Mathematical methods of classical, An introduction to mecha | ||
Classical Mechanics (5th ed.) is a well-established textbook written by Thomas Walter Bannerman Kibble, FRS, (born 1932) and Frank Berkshire of the Imperial College Mathematics Department. The book provides a thorough coverage of the fundamental principles and techniques of classical mechanics, a long-standing subject which is at the base of all of physics.
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Publication history
The English language editions were published as follows: The first edition was published by Kibble, as Kibble, T. W. B. Classical Mechanics. London: McGraw–Hill, 1966. 296 p.
The second ed., also just by Kibble, was in 1973 . The 4th, jointly with F H Berkshire, was is 1996 The 5th, jointly with F H Berkshire, in 2004
The book has been translated into several languages:
Reception
The various editions are held in 1789 libraries In comparison, the various (2011) editions of Herbert Goldstein's Classical Mechanics are held in 1772 libraries
The fourth edition was reviewed by C Isenberg in 1997 in the European Journal of Physics. It was also reviewed in New Scientist and Contemporary Physics.