Historical Studies in the Physical Sciences, Volume 7 /

The first article in this volume, by Tetu Hirosige, is a definitive study of the genesis of Einstein's theory of relativity. Other articles treat topics-theoretical, experimental, philosophical, and institutional-in the history of physics and chemistry from the researches of Laplace and Lavoisi...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bromberg, Joan (Contribuidor), Dolby, R. G. A. (Contribuidor), Goldberg, Stanley (Contribuidor), Guerlac, Henry (Contribuidor), Hirosige, Tetu (Contribuidor), McCormmach, Russell (Editor ), Nisio, Sigeko (Contribuidor), Pyenson, Lewis (Contribuidor), Roberts, Gerrylynn K. (Contribuidor), Sviedrys, Romualdas (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]
Colección:Princeton Legacy Library ; 1518
Temas:
Science > History.
SCIENCE / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Editor's Foreword
  • The Ether Problem, the Mechanistic Worldview, and the Origins of the Theory of Relativity
  • Einstein's Early Scientific Collaboration
  • Max Planck's Philosophy of Nature and His Elaboration of the Special Theory of Relativity
  • The Concept of Particle Creation before and after Quantum Mechanics
  • Chemistry as a Branch of Physics: Laplace's Collaboration with Lavoisier
  • Mayer's Concept of "Force": The "Axis" of a New Science of Physics
  • Debates over the Theory of Solution: A Study of Dissent in Physical Chemistry in the English-Speaking World in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
  • The Rise of Physics Laboratories in Britain
  • The Establishment of the Royal College of Chemistry: An Investigation of the Social Context of Early-Victorian Chemistry
  • Note on Contributors
  • IN MEMORIAM: Tetu Hirosige (1928-1975)

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