Buch, Englisch, 182 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 237 g
A Series of Discourses on the Many Functions of the Ether of Space
Buch, Englisch, 182 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 237 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences
ISBN: 978-1-108-05266-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Among the widely agreed facts of physics in the late nineteenth century was the existence of luminiferous ether: the medium through which light was thought to travel. Theorised to be a highly rarefied substance, the ether accounted for the movement of light, gravity and even heat across a vacuum. It also had great implications for spiritualism. Where thought was not proven to be a result of chemistry in the brain, the presence of ether allowed for the idea that cognition and emotion might exist independently of a physical body. First published in 1925, this monograph by the eminent physicist and ether advocate Sir Oliver Lodge (1851-1940) was written for the non-scientific reader. With a focus on straightforward explanations rather than mathematical theory, his book still represents a fascinating introduction to the topic today.
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- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Geschichte der Physik
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
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Prologue on science and philosophy
1. The ether and its vibrations
2. Fundamental notions about an ether
3. On waves
4. The ether as transmitter of force
5. Action at a distance
6. Electricity and its action across space
7. Magnetism
8. Electromagnetism
9. Matter as one of the forms of ether energy
10. Life and mind and their use of the ether
Epilogue: the ultimate physical reality.
