A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity: From the Age of Descartes to the Close of the Nineteenth Century (1910), (Fully Illustrated)

A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity: From the Age of Descartes to the Close of the Nineteenth Century (1910), (Fully Illustrated) - Paperback

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A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity: From the Age of Descartes to the Close of the Nineteenth Century (1910), (Fully Illustrated)
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A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity: From the Age of Descartes to the Close of the Nineteenth Century (1910), (Fully Illustrated) - Paperback

A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity: From the Age of Descartes to the Close of the Nineteenth Century (1910), (Fully Illustrated) - Paperback

by Edmund Taylor Whittaker
$32.47
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by Edmund Taylor Whittaker (Author)

In 1910, E. T. Whittaker wrote "A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity", which gave a very detailed account of the aether theories from René Descartes to Hendrik Lorentz, and which made Whittaker a respected historian of science. Though the book was a "History", Whittaker showed his own brilliance in his exposition of relativity. (Fully illustrated)

Number of Pages: 492
Dimensions: 1.1 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: April 04, 2012
ISBN9781789431537
Author Edmund Taylor Whittaker
PublisherOxford City Press
GenreNews & politics, Education, and History
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 2012
LanguageENG- English
Pages492
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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