Conceptions of ether. Studies in the history of ether theories 1740–1900.
Cantor, G.N., Hodge, M.J.S. (eds.)
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, London, New York, New Rochelle, Melbourne, Sydney, 1981
ISBN: 0521224306
€ 120,00
23.5 x 15.5 cm, hardcover with dust jacket, x, 352 pages, Text in English, minor wear to dust jacket, very good condition, see picture.
Collection of studies on the historical development of ether theories from the mid-18th to the early 20th century. Contributions cover physics, chemistry, and physiology, highlighting the role of ether in scientific thought before relativity.
