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The Feynman Lectures on Physics, boxed set The New Millennium Edition

Richard P. Feynman

The legendary introduction to physics from the subject's greatest teacher "The whole thing was basically an experiment," Richard Feynman said late in his career, looking back on the origins of his lectures. The experiment turned out to be hugely successful, spawning a book that has remained a defin...

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Mentioned as a source for a beautiful explanation of how tides work, specifically regarding the need to consider orbital motion and centrifugal forces alongside gravity. The speaker noted that they paid real money for their hardcover copies, though the lectures might be freely available online now.

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But it's beautifully described in the Feynman lectures, which are freely available online. Is that right? You can get them. I think they're free.

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Mentioned as a source for a beautiful explanation of how tides work, specifically regarding the need to consider orbital motion and centrifugal forces alongside gravity. The speaker noted that they paid real money for their hardcover copies, though the lectures might be freely available online now.

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But it's beautifully described in the Feynman lectures, which are freely available online. Is that right? You can get them. I think they're free.

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