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Albert Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity: Emergence (1905) and Early Interpretation (1905-1911)

Categorie	Algemeen wetenschap
Boeknummer	#350159-ZB3
Titel	Albert Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity: Emergence (1905) and Early Interpretation (1905-1911)
Auteur	Miller, Arthur I.
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Reading, MA : Addison-Wesley
Jaar van uitgave	1981
ISBN10	0201046792
ISBN13	9780201046793
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, illustrated with numerous equations, graphs, diagrams and some illustrations in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting	An analysis of one of the three great papers Einstein published in 1905, each of which was to alter forever the field it dealt with. The second of these papers, "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies", established what Einstein sometimes referred to as the "so-called Theory of Relativity". Miller uses the paper to provide a window on the intense intellectual struggles of physicists in the first decade of the 20th century: the interplay between physical theory and empirical data; the fiercely held notions that could not be articulated clearly or verified experimentally; the great intellectual investment in existing theories, data, and interpretations - and associated intellectual inertia - and the drive to the long-sought-for unification of the sciences. Since its orig... (Lees verder)inal publication, this book has become a standard reference and sourcebook for the history and philosophy of science; however, it can equally well serve as a text on twentieth-century philosophy.
Pagina's	466
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 10,00

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