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This is a path about how physics was actually made — the wrong turns, the instruments, the personal quarrels and the institutions — rather than a physics course with dates attached.

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How should I approach learning the history of physics?
This is a path about how physics was actually made — the wrong turns, the instruments, the personal quarrels and the institutions — rather than a physics course with dates attached.
What's a good book to start the history of physics with?
A strong starting point is The second creation by Robert P. Crease. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.

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