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050 0 0 _aQC173.59.S65
_bD57 2006
082 0 4 _a530.11
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100 1 _aDisalle, Robert,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aUnderstanding space-time :
_bthe philosophical development of physics from Newton to Einstein /
_cRobert DiSalle.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2006.
300 _a1 online resource (xiii, 173 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0 _aAbsolute motion and the emergence of classical mechanics -- Empiricism and a priorism from Kant to Poincaré -- The origins and significance of relativity theory -- Conclusion.
520 _aPresenting 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.
650 0 _aSpace and time
_xHistory.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521857901
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511487361
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