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Understanding space-time : = the philosophical development of physics from Newton to Einstein /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Understanding space-time :/ Robert DiSalle.
Reminder of title:	the philosophical development of physics from Newton to Einstein /
Author:	Disalle, Robert,
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 173 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Subject:	Space and time - History. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511487361
ISBN:	9780511487361 (ebook)

Understanding space-time : = the philosophical development of physics from Newton to Einstein /
Disalle, Robert,

Understanding space-time :the philosophical development of physics from Newton to Einstein /Robert DiSalle. - 1 online resource (xiii, 173 pages) :digital, PDF file(s).

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Absolute motion and the emergence of classical mechanics -- Empiricism and a priorism from Kant to Poincaré -- The origins and significance of relativity theory -- Conclusion.

Presenting the history of space-time physics, from Newton to Einstein, as a philosophical development DiSalle reflects our increasing understanding of the connections between ideas of space and time and our physical knowledge. He suggests that philosophy's greatest impact on physics has come about, less by the influence of philosophical hypotheses, than by the philosophical analysis of concepts of space, time and motion, and the roles they play in our assumptions about physical objects and physical measurements. This way of thinking leads to interpretations of the work of Newton and Einstein and the connections between them. It also offers ways of looking at old questions about a priori knowledge, the physical interpretation of mathematics, and the nature of conceptual change. Understanding Space-Time will interest readers in philosophy, history and philosophy of science, and physics, as well as readers interested in the relations between physics and philosophy.

ISBN: 9780511487361 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

680085
Space and time
--History.

LC Class. No.: QC173.59.S65 / D57 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 530.11

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