Aether and Gravitation (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

William George Hooper

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ISBN 10 : 1330439597 ISBN 13 : 9781330439593

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A practical look at the hidden medium behind gravity This work argues that the traditional view of gravity must be reexamined in light of an atomic, gravitating aether. It connects the behavior of matter, heat, light, and electricity to a single physical medium, aiming to align theory with everyday observation and experiment.

In clear, methodical chapters, the author builds a case for an aether that is matter itself, possessing density, elasticity, inertia, and compressibility. The discussion ties the aether to gravity, motion, and energy, and it shows how these ideas relate to Newton’s laws, Kepler’s laws, and modern electrical science. The book also presents a broader view of the universe, suggesting that matter and electricity may be different expressions of the same underlying medium.

- Learn how the aether is described as matter with atomic structure and gravitative properties.
- See how an atomic, gravitating aether is used to reinterpret gravity, heat, light, and electricity.
- Follow connections to classic ideas from Newton, Kepler, Faraday, and Maxwell.
- Understand the proposed framework for applying these concepts to solar and stellar phenomena.

Ideal for readers curious about the history of gravitation, the foundations of physics, and the search for a unified view of matter and energy.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Aether and Gravitation

The author in this work endeavours to solve the greatest scientific problem that has puzzled scientists for the past two hundred years. The question has arisen over and over again, since the discovery of universal gravitation by Sir Isaac Newton, as to what is the physical cause of the attraction of gravitation.

"Action at a distance" has long ceased to be recognized as a possible phenomenon, although up to the present, the medium and method of gravitational attraction have not yet been discovered.

It is, however, generally accepted by scientists, that the only possible medium which can give rise to the phenomena incidental to, and associated with the Law of Gravitation, must be the universal aether, which forms the common medium of all phenomena associated with light, heat, electricity and magnetism.

It is impossible, however, to reconcile gravitational phenomena with the present conception of the universal aether medium, and a new theory is therefore demanded, before the long-sought-for explanation will be forthcoming.

Professor Glazebrook definitely states the necessity for a new theory in his work on J. C. Maxwell, page 221, where he writes: "We are waiting for some one to give us a theory of the aether, which shall include the facts of electricity and magnetism, luminous radiation, and it may be gravitation."

A new theory of the aether is also demanded in view of the recent experimental results of Professor Lebedew, and Nichols and Hull of America. It is logically impossible to reconcile a frictionless aether, with their results relative to the pressure of light waves.

In the following pages of this work the author has endeavoured to perfect a theory, which will bring aetherial physics more into harmony with modern observation and experiments; and by so doing, believes that he has found the key that will unlock the problem not only of the cause of universal gravitation, but...

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of international literature classics available in printed format again – worldwide.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330439597
• ISBN 13: 9781330439593
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 374
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