Concepts of space
Subtitle: the history of theories of space in physics
By: foreword by Albert Einstein
Edition: 2d ed. --
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1969
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
Subjects: Space and time
Description: Historical surveys of the concept of space consider Judeo-Christian ideas, Newtonian absolute space, perceptions from 18th century to the present, and more. This scholarly work features numerous original quotations and bibliographical references, including original-language excerpts and translations from ancient Greek, German, French, and Russian. Einstein's Foreword adds immense value. "Admirably compact and swiftly paced style."--Philosophy of Science.
Notes: Bibliographical footnotes.