From Copernicus to Einstein, by Hans Reichenbach
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THIS little book purports to serve as an introduction to the great problems of space, time and motion. The inquiries it is concerned with are very old. Men have been forming ideas concerning space and time since times immemorial, and curiously enough, have been writing and fighting about these things with the greatest interest, even fanaticism. This has been a strange strife, indeed, having little to do with economic necessities; it has always dealt with abstract things, far removed from our daily Iife and with no direct influence upon our daily activities. Why do we need to know whether the sun revolves around the earth or vice versa? What business of ours is it, anyway? Can this knowledge be of any use to us? No sooner have we uttered these questions than we become aware of their foolishness. It may not be of any use to us, but we want to know something about these problems. We do not want to go blindly through the world. We desire more than a mere existence. We need these cosmic perspectives in order to be able to experience a feeling for our place in the world. The ultimate questions as to the meaning of our actions and as to the meaning of life in general always tend to involve astronomical problems. Here lies the mystery surrounding From Copernicus To Einstein astronomy, here lies the wonder we experience at the sight of the starry sky, the wonder growing in proportion to our understanding of immense distances of space and of the stars' inner nature. Here is the source of scientific as well as popular astronomy.
From Copernicus to Einstein, by Hans Reichenbach- Amazon Sales Rank: #792398 in Books
- Published on: 2015-09-10
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 11.00" h x .28" w x 8.50" l, .67 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 124 pages
Language Notes Text: English, German (translation)
About the Author The late Hans Reichenbach was Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles. His previous books include "The Theory of Probability" and "Philosophic Foundations of Quantum Mechanics" (University of California Press); "Elements of Symbolic Logic"; "Experience and Prediction"; and "Atom and Cosmos".
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful. Outstanding book on the philosophy of science By henrique fleming I was very much impressed by this little book. From it I first learned about Mach's Principle, and how it followed right from the concept that motion is relative. The analysis of Newton's pail experiment is astonishing. It is just a combination of powerful ideas, with no equations. Nowadays, when I happen to teach General Relativity, I begin with this analysis by Reichenbach, also because it is one of its conclusions that Newton's gravity theory is inconsistent with motion being relative. At least you have to accept that a moving mass attracts differently than one at rest. This is already extra-Newtonian. Reichenbach, a member of the famous Vienna Circle was a very sharp-minded fellow, and a very clear one too. This book is a must.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Perfect examples. By Luc REYNAERT This is a not so easy understandable popular scientific work about the theory of relativity.It is a little bit out of date, but it should be read for his examples.4 dimensions"Three numbers are needed to determine a point in space. Suppose a lamp hangs in the room. How can we determine its place? We measure its distance from the floor, from the back-wall and from the side-wall; these three figures determine its position in space. ... If we want to determine not a point in space but an event, we require another figure, namely, the statement of time. Suppose we switch on the light for a second and produce a flash of light; this is an event. It is completely determined if we know the three numbers defining the position of the lamp and, in addition, the fourth number defining the time of the light flash. Insofar as there are four figures, space and time together are called a four-dimensional manifoldness. This is the whole secret."The author stresses also the importance of Riemann and the influence of Michelson on Einstein.But, as an introduction I prefer Bertrand Russell's 'ABC of Relativity'.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. 4.5 Stars By David Milliern It should be known beforehand that this work by Reichenbach does not mark an exhaustive or even in-depth discussion of the historical journey from Copernicus’ world to Einstein’s. What it does contain is the minimum historical arc with some really interesting insights, replete with philosophical exegesis of the pertinent theories. All of this is done with minimal technical verbiage, so far as the physics is concerned. All in all, I found the general discussion to be enjoyable and well worth reading. Some of the most interesting ideas worth reflecting upon are so simplistically written that I thought them to be both beautiful and conceptually plumbing. I recommend this book to high-schoolers, undergrads, grads, and laypeople alike. I wouldn’t call it a must-read for those devoting great energy to the study of history and philosophy of science, but it is incredibly accessible, which should be taken into consideration. (It was written in a time when there was not yet a proper philosophy of physics community, and so it was written for as broad an audience as possible, in particular, the general philosophical community, with some appeal to scientists.) For those spending great energy and time studying history and philosophy of physics, I would say that this is very nearly a must-read, so let the deciding factor be the short-ness of the text. Being that it is a little more than 100 pages, and given renown of the author, I would say that it is one of those texts that one needs to find time to read.
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