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069109084X (alk. paper) |
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0691090858 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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.T47 2003 |
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500.2/09 |
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21 |
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The tests of time : |
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readings in the development of physical theory / |
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edited by Lisa M. Dolling, Arthur F. Gianelli, Glenn N. Statile. |
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Princeton, N.J. : |
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Princeton University Press, |
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2003. |
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xlii, 716 p. : |
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ill. ; |
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24 cm. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [693]-697) and indexes. |
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Philosophical Introduction: Philosophy of Science and Physical Theory. PART I. The Heliocentric Theory : 1. The Physical Foundation for the Geocentric Universe / Aristotle -- 2. An Early Version of Heliocentrism / Aristarchus -- 3. The Case for Geocentrism / Claudius Ptolemy -- 4. First Thoughts on Heliocentrism / Nicholaus Copernicus -- 5. The Heliocentric Theory / Nicholaus Copernicus -- 6. The Supernova of 1572 / Tycho Brahe -- 7. Observational Evidence against the Aristotelian Cosmology / Tycho Brahe -- 8. The Sun as the Source of Planetary Motions / Johannes Kepler -- 9. Telescopic Observations in Support of Copernicus / Galileo Galilei -- 10. The Superiority of the Copernican System / Johannes Kepler -- 11. The Coherence of the Copernican Theory / Galileo Galilei -- 12. The Physical Foundations of Heliocentrism / Isaac Newton -- 13. The Discovery of Stellar Parallax / John Herschel. |
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PART II. Electromagnetic Field Theory : 1. The Properties of Magnets / William Gilbert -- 2. The Law of Electric Force / Charles Coulomb -- 3. The Effect of a Current of Electricity on a Magnetic Needle / Hans Christian Oersted -- 4. A Positivist Approach to Electromagnetism / Andre Marie Ampere -- 5. The Particle Theory of Light / Isaac Newton -- 6. The Wave Theory of Light / Christiaan Huygens -- 7. The Vindication of the Wave Theory of Light / Thomas Young -- 8. The Transverse Nature of Light Waves / Augustin Fresnel, Dominique Arago -- 9. Electromagnetic Induction / Michael Faraday -- 10. The Concept of an Electromagnetic Field / Michael Faraday -- 11. The Theory of the Electromagnetic Field / James Clerk Maxwell -- 12. The Electromagnetic Theory of Light / James Clerk Maxwell -- 13. The Medium for Electromagnetic Action / James Clerk Maxwell -- 14. The Production of Electromagnetic Waves / Heinrich Hertz. |
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PART III. The Theory of Relativity : 1. The Ether / James Clerk Maxwell -- 2. The Ether and Optical Experiments / Albert Michelson -- 3. The Contraction Hypothesis / George F. Fitzgerald -- 4. The Contraction Hypothesis / Hendrik A. Lorentz -- 5. A Prelude to Relativity / Henri Poincare -- 6. The Postulates of the Special Theory of Relativity / Albert Einstein -- 7. The Space-Time Continuum / Herman Minkowski -- 8. The Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity / Albert Einstein -- 9. The Ramifications of the Special and General Theories of Relativity / Albert Einstein -- 10. The Bending of Light Rays / Arthur Eddington -- 11. Ether and Relativity / Albert Einstein -- 12. Later Comments on General Relativity / Albert Einstein -- 13. E = MC[superscript 2] / Albert Einstein. |
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PART IV. Quantum Theory : Historical and Conceptual Development -- 1. The Quantum Hypothesis / Max Planck -- 2. The Photon / Albert Einstein -- 3. The Quantum Character of the Atom / Niels Bohr -- 4. The Wave Nature of the Electron / Louis de Broglie -- 5. Complementarity and the New Quantum Theory / Niels Bohr -- 6. The Debate with Einstein / Niels Bohr -- 7. Response to Bohr / Albert Einstein -- 8. A Brief History of Quantum Theory / Werner Heisenberg -- 9. The Copenhagen Interpretation / Werner Heisenberg -- 10 The Fundamental Idea of Wave Mechanics / Erwin Schrodinger -- 11. Are There Quantum Jumps? / Erwin Schrodinger -- 12. The Conceptual Difficulties of Quantum Theory / P. A. M. Dirac -- 13. Observer-Created Reality / John A. Wheeler -- The Completeness Debate. 14. The EPR Paradox / Albert Einstein, Boris Podolsky, Nathan Rosen -- 15. The Argument for Incompleteness / Albert Einstein -- 16. Response to EPR / Niels Bohr -- 17. The Hidden Variables Hypothesis / David Bohm -- 18. Comment on the Hidden Variables Hypothesis / J. Stewart Bell -- 19. A Conceptual Analysis of the EPR Thought Experiment of David Bohm / J. Stewart Bell -- 20. Philosophical Reflections on the Completeness Debate / Abner Shimony. |
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PART V. Big Bang Cosmological Theory : 1. Variables in the Magellanic Clouds / Henrietta Leavitt -- 2. The Variability-Luminosity Relationship / Henrietta Leavitt -- 3. The Radial Velocity of the Andromeda Nebula / Vesto Slipher -- 4. The Discovery of the Red Shift of Nebulae / Vesto Slipher -- 5. The Measurement of Great Distances / Harlow Shapley -- 6. Relativity and Cosmology / Willem de Sitter -- 7. The Structure of the Universe / Edwin Hubble -- 8. The Velocity-Distance Relation / Edwin Hubble -- 9. The Expanding Universe / Arthur Eddington -- 10. The Beginning of Big Bang Cosmology / Georges Lemaitre -- 11. The Discovery of Background Radiation / Arno Penzias, Robert Wilson -- 12. An Explanation of the Penzias and Wilson Discovery / R. H. Dicke, P. J. E. Peebles, P. G. Roll, D. T. Wilkinson -- 13. The Cosmic Microwave Radiation Background / Steven Weinberg -- 14. The Inflationary Universe / Alan Guth, Paul Steinhardt -- 15. Wrinkles in Time / George Smoot, Keay Davidson -- 16. The Edge of Spacetime / Stephen Hawking. Epilogue. Physical Theory: Present and Future / Helge Kragh. Sources of the Readings. Index of Names. Index of Concepts. |
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Publisher description: The development of physical theory is one of our greatest intellectual achievements. Its products--the currently prevailing theories of physics, astronomy, and cosmology--have proved themselves to possess intrinsic beauty and to have enormous explanatory and predictive power. This anthology of primary readings chronicles the birth and maturation of five such theories (the heliocentric theory, the electromagnetic field theory, special and general relativity, quantum theory, and the big bang theory) in the words of the scientists who brought them to life. It is the first historical account that captures the rich substance of these theories, each of which represents a fascinating story of the interplay of evidence and insight--and of dialogue among great minds. Readers sit in with Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo as they overturn the geocentric universe observe the genius of Faraday and Maxwell as they "discover" the electromagnetic field look over Einstein's shoulder as he works out the details of relativity listen in as Einstein and Bohr argue for the soul of quantum mechanics in the Completeness Debate and watch as Hubble and others reveal the history of the universe. The editors' approach highlights the moments of discovery that rise from scientific creativity, and the presentation humanizes the scientific process, revealing the extent to which great scientists were the first to consider the philosophical implications of their work. But, most significantly, the editors offer this as their central thesis: although each was ushered in by a revolution, and each contains counterintuitive elements that delayed its acceptance, these five theories exhibit a continuous rational development that has led them to a permanent place in the worldview of science. Accessible to the general reader yet sufficiently substantive that working scientists will find value in it, The Tests of Time offers an intimate look into how physical theory has been developed, by the brilliant people who have developed it. |
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Physical sciences |
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History. |
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Science |
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Philosophy. |
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Dolling, Lisa M., |
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1962- |
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Gianelli, Arthur F. |
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Statile, Glenn N., |
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1956- |
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