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Eddington's search for a fundamental theory

By C. W. Kilmister

Book information

Publisher
CUP
Year
1994
ISBN
9780521371650, 0521371651
LCC
QC6 .K439 1994
Open Library ID
OL1085180M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (2044365 bytes)
Pages
268\268
Topic
Physics
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2010-07-29 05:14:56

Description

Many people today are unaware that back in the 1930s, Sir Arthur Eddington, the celebrated astrophysicist, made great strides toward his own "theory of everything". In 1936 and 1946 Eddington's last two books were published. These works are strangely tentative and obscure, unlike his earlier lucid and authoritative works. This volume examines how Eddington came to write these uncharacteristic books--in terms of the physics and history of the day--and what value they have to modern physics. The result is an illuminating description of the development of theoretical physics in the first half of the twentieth century from a unique point of view. It will provide fascinating reading for scholars in the philosophy of science, theoretical physics, applied mathematics and the history of science.

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