Historical Studies in the Physical Sciences, Volume 7 /

Historical Studies in the Physical Sciences, Volume 7 / / ed. by Russell McCormmach.

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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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
MitwirkendeR:
Bromberg, Joan,
Dolby, R. G. A.,
Goldberg, Stanley,
Guerlac, Henry,
Hirosige, Tetu,
Nisio, Sigeko,
Pyenson, Lewis,
Roberts, Gerrylynn K.,
Sviedrys, Romualdas,
HerausgeberIn:
McCormmach, Russell,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]
©1976
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 1518
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Physical Description:1 online resource (526 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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