History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity, Vol. I Whittaker Edmund
History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity, Vol. I Whittaker Edmund Unique, controversial, and frequently cited, this survey offers highly detailed accounts concerning the development of ideas…
Specifikacia History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity, Vol. I Whittaker Edmund
History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity, Vol. I Whittaker Edmund
Unique, controversial, and frequently cited, this survey offers highly detailed accounts concerning the development of ideas and theories about the nature of electricity and space (aether). The first volume covers the theories of classical physics from the age of the Greek philosophers to the late 19th century. Readily accessible to general readers as well as high school students, teachers, and undergraduates, it includes much information unavailable elsewhere.This single-volume edition comprises both The Classical Theories and The Modern Theories, which were originally published separately.
Noted historian of science I. The second volume chronicles discoveries that led to the advances of modern physics, focusing on special relativity, quantum theories, general relativity, matrix mechanics, and wave mechanics. Bernard Cohen, who reviewed these books for Scientific