Arthur S. Eddington : the nature of the physical world : Gifford lectures of 1927 / annotated and introduced By H. G. Callaway.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Callaway, H. G., annotator, author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physics--Philosophy.

Physics.

Science--Philosophy.

Science.

Eddington, Arthur Stanley, Sir, 1882-1944.

Eddington, Arthur Stanley.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (431 p.)

Edition:

Annotated edition.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Arthur S. Eddington, FRS, (1882-1944) was one of the most prominent British scientists of his time. He made major contributions to astrophysics and to the broader understanding of the revolutionary theories of relativity and quantum mechanics. He is famed for his astronomical observations of 1919, confirming Einstein's prediction of the curving of the paths of starlight, and he was the first major interpreter of Einstein's physics to the English-speaking world. His 1928 book, The Nature of th...

Contents:

CONTENTS; NOTE TO THE TEXT; EDDINGTON'S PREFACE; A. S. EDDINGTON,PHYSICS AND PHILOSOPHY; EDDINGTON'SINTRODUCTION; CHAPTER I; CHAPTER II; CHAPTER III; CHAPTER IV; CHAPTER V; CHAPTER VI; CHAPTER VII; CHAPTER VIII; CHAPTER IX; CHAPTER X; CHAPTER XI; CHAPTER XII; CHAPTER XIII; CHAPTER XIV; CHAPTER XV; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 29, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4438-6703-9

OCLC:

891446893