| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 173 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-170) and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Preface; chapter 1 Introduction; chapter 2 Absolute motion and the emergence of classical mechanics; chapter 3 Empiricism and a priorism from Kant to Poincaré; chapter 4 The origins and significance of relativity theory; chapter 5 Conclusion; References; Index. |
| Summary |
Presenting the history of space-time physics, from Newton to Einstein, as a philosophical as well as a scientific development, DiSalle shows how philosophical arguments and analyses impacted on these revolutionary changes in the history of physics. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Space and time -- History.
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Space and time. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: DiSalle, Robert. Understanding space-time. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 0521857902 (OCoLC)62475368 |
| ISBN |
0511169213 (electronic book) |
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9780511169212 (electronic book) |
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0511168780 (electronic book) |
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9780511168789 (electronic book) |
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0511167822 |
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9780511167829 |
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0511168349 |
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9780511168345 |
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9780511487361 (ebook) |
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0511487363 (ebook) |
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1280436956 |
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9781280436956 |
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0521857902 (Cloth) |
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9780521857901 (hardback) |
| Standard No. |
9780521857901 |
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