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Concepts of Space: The History of Theories of Space in Physics: Third, Enlarged Edition

By Max Jammer

Book information

Year
1994
ISBN
0486271196, 9780486271194
LCC
QC173.59.S65 J36 1993
Open Library ID
OL1400860M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14159942 bytes)
Edition
3 Enl Sub
Pages
261\295
Topic
Physics
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Физика;История физики

Description

The study surveys the concept of space from the standpoint of historical development, including space in antiquity, Judeo-Christian ideas about space, Newton’s concept of absolute space, space from 18th century to the present. Extensive new chapter reviews changes in philosophy of space since publication of second edition (1969). Numerous original quotations and bibliographical references. Foreword by Albert Einstein.

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