History and Root of the Principle of the Conservation of Energy

Ernst Mach , Translated by Philip E. B. Jourdain

ISBN 10: 1108066666 / ISBN 13: 9781108066662

Edité par Cambridge University Press, 2014

A propos de cet article

116 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.50 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

N° de réf. du vendeur __1108066666

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: History and Root of the Principle of the Conservation of Energy
• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date de parution: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1108066666
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781108066662
• Reliure: Paperback
• État de l'article: Brand New
• Poids: 0,17 kilogramme

A propos de ce titre

Synopsis

The 1911 English translation of Mach's pamphlet on the formulation of one of science's most fundamental theories.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Austrian scientist Ernst Mach (1838–1916) carried out work of importance in several fields of enquiry, including physics, physiology and psychology. In this short work, first published in German in 1872 and translated here into English in 1911 by Philip E. B. Jourdain (1879–1919) from the 1909 second edition, Mach discusses the formulation of one of science's most fundamental theories. He provides his interpretation of the principle of the conservation of energy, claiming its foundations are not in mechanical physics. Mach's 1868 work on the definition of mass - one of his most significant contributions to mechanics - has been incorporated here. His perspective on the topic as a whole remains relevant to those interested in the history of science and the theory of knowledge. Also reissued in this series in English translation are Mach's The Science of Mechanics (1893) and Popular Scientific Lectures (1895).