Popular Scientific Lectures - Couverture souple

Mach, Ernst

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1108066518 ISBN 13 : 9781108066518

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

The 1895 English translation of twelve lectures given by the influential Austrian physicist Ernst Mach between 1864 and 1894.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Austrian scientist Ernst Mach (1838–1916) carried out work of importance in many fields of enquiry, including physics, physiology, psychology and philosophy. Many significant thinkers, such as Ludwig Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell, benefited from engaging with his ideas. Mach delivered the twelve lectures collected here between 1864 and 1894. This English translation by Thomas J. McCormack (1865–1932) appeared in 1895. Mach tackles a range of topics in an engaging style, demonstrating his abilities as both a researcher and a communicator. In the realm of the physical sciences, he discusses electrostatics, the conservation of energy, and the speed of light. He also addresses physiological matters, seeking to explain aspects of the hearing system and why humans have two eyes. In the final four lectures, he deals with the nature of scientific study. The Science of Mechanics (1893), Mach's historical and philosophical account, is also reissued in this series.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1108066518
• ISBN 13: 9781108066518
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 328
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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