Nineteenth-century aether theories / by Kenneth F. Schaffner.
| Author/creator | Schaffner, Kenneth F. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | [1st ed.]. |
| Publication Info | Oxford, New York : Pergamon Press, [1972] |
| Description | ix, 278 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | The Commonwealth and international library. Selected readings in physics |
| Partial contents | Letter from Augustin Fresnel to François Arago, on the influence of the movement of the earth on some phenomena of optics.--On the aberration of light, by G. G. Stokes.--On the relative motion of the earth and the luminiferous aether, by A. A. Michelson and E. W. Morley.--On the laws of the reflexion and refraction of light at the common surface of two non-crystallized media, by G. Green.--An essay towards a dynamical theory of crystalline reflexion and refraction (sections 1 and 3) by J. MacCullagh.--On a gyrostatic adynamic constitution for ether, by W. Thomson (Lord Kelvin).--On the electromagnetic theory of the reflection and refraction of light (an extract) by G. F. Fitzgerald.--The rotational ether in its application to electromagnetism, by O. Heaviside.--Aether and matter (sections 49-54, 102-116), by J. Larmor.--An inquiry into electrical and optical phenomena in moving bodies (introduction) by H. A. Lorentz.--Simplified theory of electrical and optical phenomena in moving systems, by H. A. Lorentz. |
| Local note | Little-106965 - $14.95 |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: p. 118-121. |
| LCCN | 77133397 |
| ISBN | 0080156746 |
| ISBN | 0080156738 (pbk) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QC177 .S48 1972 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |