Peter Kosso is a philosopher of science. He taught physics at Montana State University, and taught philosophy first at Northwestern University, Illinois and then at Northern Arizona University. He is the author of Reading the Book of Nature, Appearance and Reality, and Knowing the Past, as well as numerous articles on relativity, quantum mechanics, astronomy, and scientific method.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface 1. Introduction 2. Forces and fields 3. Basic Newtonian theory 4. Gravity before Newton 5. Early modern astronomy 6. Connecting physics and astronomy 7. Connecting kinematics and dynamics 8. Testing the Newtonian theory 9. Challenging the Newtonian theory 10. Geometry and equivalence 11. The general theory of relativity 12. Testing the general theory of relativity 13. Using the theory to explore the universe 14. Dark matter 15. The structure of scientific knowledge Glossary Bibliography.
Preface 1. Introduction 2. Forces and fields 3. Basic Newtonian theory 4. Gravity before Newton 5. Early modern astronomy 6. Connecting physics and astronomy 7. Connecting kinematics and dynamics 8. Testing the Newtonian theory 9. Challenging the Newtonian theory 10. Geometry and equivalence 11. The general theory of relativity 12. Testing the general theory of relativity 13. Using the theory to explore the universe 14. Dark matter 15. The structure of scientific knowledge Glossary Bibliography.
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