Chapter 1

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 		 Chapter 1: The Birth of Modern Physics
1.1  Classical Physics of the 1890s
Mechanics
Electromagnetism
Thermodynamics
1.2 The Kinetic Theory of Gases
1.3 Waves and Particles
1.4 Conservation Laws and Fundamental Forces
Fundamental Forces
1.5 The Atomic Theory of Matter
1.6 Unresolved Questions of 1895 and New Horizons
On the Horizon
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