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by Max Jammer
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ISBN: 0486271196 Dover Publications Price: $14.95 |
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Historical surveys of the concept of space considers Judeo-Christian ideas about space, Newton's concept of absolute space, space from 18th century to the present. Numerous original quotations and bibliographical references. "Admirably compact and swiftly paced style." — Philosophy of Science. Foreword by Albert Einstein.
Table of Contents for Concepts of Space: The History of Theories of Space in Physics: Third, Enlarged Edition
| FOREWORD BY ALBERT EINSTEIN | |||||||
| INTRODUCTION | |||||||
| 1 THE CONCEPT OF SPACE IN ANTIQUITY | |||||||
| 2 JUDEO-CHRISTIAN IDEAS ABOUT SPACE | |||||||
| 3 THE EMANCIPATION OF THE SPACE CONCEPT FROM ARISTOTELIANISM | |||||||
| 4 THE CONCEPT OF ABSOLUTE SPACE | |||||||
| 5 THE CONCEPT OF SPACE IN MODERN SCIENCE | |||||||
| 6 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSICAL SPACE | |||||||
| INDEX |