The Genesis of General Relativity. Sources and Interpretations.
Janssen, Michel; Norton, John; Sauer, Tilmann; Stachel, John. Ed(S): Renn, Jurgen
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Hardback. This work represents the most comprehensive documentation and study of the creation of general relativity. Einstein's 1912 Zurich notebook is published for the first time in facsimile and transcript and commented on by today's major historians of science. Editor(s): Renn, Jurgen. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 627 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 183. Weight in Grams: 3463.
The transition from classical to modern physics in the ?rst half of the twentieth c- tury by quantum and relativity theories affected some of the most fundamental notions of physical thinking, such as matter, radiation, space, and time. This tran- tion thus represents a challenge for any attempt to understand the structures of a s- enti?c revolution. The present four-volume work aims at a comprehensive account of the way in which the work of Albert Einstein and his contemporaries changed our understanding of space, time, and gravitation. The conceptual framework of classical nineteenth-century physics had to be fundamentally restructured and ... Read more
The transition from classical to modern physics in the ?rst half of the twentieth c- tury by quantum and relativity theories affected some of the most fundamental notions of physical thinking, such as matter, radiation, space, and time. This tran- tion thus represents a challenge for any attempt to understand the structures of a s- enti?c revolution. The present four-volume work aims at a comprehensive account of the way in which the work of Albert Einstein and his contemporaries changed our understanding of space, time, and gravitation. The conceptual framework of classical nineteenth-century physics had to be fundamentally restructured and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
627
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
2099
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402039997
SKU
V9781402039997
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Reviews for The Genesis of General Relativity. Sources and Interpretations.
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