Progress in optics vs The Nature of the Physical World: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Physics, Science

Cover of Progress in optics

Progress in optics Emil Wolf · 1963 ★★★★☆ 3.8 Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Nature of the Physical World

The Nature of the Physical World Arthur Stanley Eddington · 1928 ★★★★☆ 4.1 370 pages · ≈ 6 h 51 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Nature of the Physical World higher: 4.1 vs 3.8 from 6414 votes.
Progress in optics is the easier read (Moderate), The Nature of the Physical World more demanding (Demanding).

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