Popular Scientific Lectures

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Ernst Mach

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Paperback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences

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The Austrian scientist Ernst Mach (1838-1916) carried out work of importance in many fields of enquiry, including physics, physiology, psychology and philosophy. Many significant thinkers, such as Ludwig Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell, benefited from engaging with his ideas. Mach delivered the twelve lectures collected here between 1864 and 1894. This English translation by Thomas J. McCormack (1865-1932) appeared in 1895. Mach tackles a range of topics in an engaging style, demonstrating his abilities as both a researcher and a communicator. In the realm of the physical sciences, he discusses electrostatics, the conservation of energy, and the speed of light. He also addresses physiological matters, seeking to explain aspects of the hearing system and why humans have two eyes. In the final four lectures, he deals with the nature of scientific study. The Science of Mechanics (1893), Mach's historical and philosophical account, is also reissued in this series.

Release date Australia

May 31st, 2013

Author

Ernst Mach

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributor

Translated by Thomas J. McCormack

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Illustrations

44 b/w illus.

Imprint

Cambridge University Press

Pages

328

Publisher

Cambridge Library Collection

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences

Dimensions

140x216x19

ISBN-13

9781108066518

Product ID

21766093

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