About this title: This book analyzes one of the three great papers Einstein published in 1905, each of which would alter forever the field it dealt with. The second of these papers, "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies," had an impact in a much broader field than electrodynamics: it established what Einstein sometimes referred to (after 1906) as the so-called "Theory of Relativity." Miller uses the paper to provide a window into the intense intellectual struggles of physicists in the first decade of the 20th century: the interplay between physical theory and empirical data, the fiercely held notions that ...
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Edition: Reprint Ed
Binding: Trade Paper
Publisher: Springer, New York
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780387948706ISBN:0387948708
Description: Very Good with no dust jacket. 0387948708. Light cover curl, light wear. Solid copy. "a standard reference and sourcebook for the history and philosophy of science; however, it can equally well serve as a text in the history of ideas or of twentieth-century philosophy. "; 446 pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Springer
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780387948706ISBN:0387948708
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780387948706ISBN:0387948708
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780387948706ISBN:0387948708
Description: New. Analyzes one of the three great papers Einstein published in 1905, each of which would alter forever the field it dealt with. The second of these papers had an impact in a much broader field than electrodynamics. It uses the paper to provide a window... read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly shipped from our UK warehouse using Royal Mail or DHL. International Priority mail for non-UK deliveries. Print on demand title. Delivery is typically 3-5 working days for UK delivery. Heavier or more expensive books are shipped with a TRACKING NUMBER. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). Written by well-known physicist Arthur I. Miller, this classic book analyzes Einsteins famous paper establishing the theory of relativity in light of the ... read more
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