Title: Mechanistic images in geometric form
Description: This book presents an analysis of Heinrich Hertz's posthumously published 'Principles of Mechanics' in its philosophical physical and mathematical context. It comprehensively examines Hertz's ideas on mechanics and the author draws on the original manuscripts to reveal the creative process of Hertz.
Subjects: Analytic Mechanics, Geometry, Mechanics, analytic, Differential Geometry, Mathematics, History, Physics