Classical Mechanics (Kibble and Berkshire)
Classical Mechanics is a well-established textbook written by Thomas Walter Bannerman Kibble 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.
Author
The English language editions were published as follows:[1]
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[edit]
The various editions are held in 1789 libraries.[2]
In comparison, the various (2011) editions of Herbert Goldstein's Classical Mechanics are held in 1772 libraries[3]
The original edition was reviewed in Current Science.[4]
The fourth edition was reviewed by C. Isenberg in 1997 in the European Journal of Physics,[5] and the fifth edition was reviewed in Contemporary Physics.[6]