Arthur Eddington

New Pathways in Science

Messenger Lectures (1934)

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book contains lectures given by Sir Arthur Eddington in 1934 on advances in the physical sciences and scientific thought.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 497g
• ISBN-13: 9781107630628
• ISBN-10: 1107630622
• Artikelnr.: 36197678

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Science and experience
2. Dramatis personae
3. The end of the world
4. The decline of determinism
5. Indeterminacy and quantum theory
6. Probability
7. The constitution of the stars
8. Subatomic energy
9. Cosmic clouds and nebulae
10. The expanding universe
11. The constants of nature
12. The theory of groups
13. Criticisms and controversies
14. Epilogue
Index.