A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity
Author | : Edmund T. Whittaker |
Publisher | : American Institute of Physics |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 1987 |
ISBN-10 | : UCLA:L0065923427 |
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Rating | : 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Download or read book A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity written by Edmund T. Whittaker and published by American Institute of Physics. This book was released on 1987 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Market: Physicists, interested lay readers, and historians of science. This survey of the history of electrodynamics provides insight into the revolutionary advances made in physics during 19th and the first quarter of the 20th centuries. The first volume covers the theories of classical physics from the time of Plato to the end of the 19th century. The second volume examines the origins of the discoveries that paved the way for modern physics with the emphasis on special relativity, quantum theories, general relativity, matrix mechanics, and wave mechanics.