From Newton to Einstein - The Changing Conceptions of the Universe
Essays on Relativity, Spacetime, Gravitation, and the Transformation of Modern PhysicsBy Benjamin Harrow, Albert Einstein, Arthur Stanley Eddington, Joseph Sweetman Ames, Joseph John Thomson, Frank Watson Dyson
Length3h 8m
About this audiobook
From Newton to Einstein—The Changing Conceptions of the Universe charts one of modernity's most consequential intellectual transformations: the passage from a universe governed by Newtonian absolutes to one structured by relativity, fields, and newly unsettled notions of space and time. Bringing together exposition, philosophical reflection, scientific argument, and historical overview, the volume renders abstract theoretical change legible as a cultural and conceptual revolution. Its juxtaposition of Newton's enduring framework with relativity's challenges gives particular force to discussions of gravitation, measurement, astronomy, and the limits of common sense. The contributors collectively represent the scientific and interpretive communities that shaped early twentieth-century physics. Einstein supplies the revolutionary theoretical horizon; Eddington and Dyson evoke the astronomical testing and public reception of relativity; Thomson and Ames connect the debate to experimental physics and scientific education; and Harrow provides a broader historical or editorial perspective. Their varied positions illuminate how new knowledge emerged through collaboration, controversy, observation, and explanation. The collection belongs to the literature of the relativity revolution, while also documenting the persistence and productive revision of Newtonian science. Recommended for students of physics, history of science, and intellectual culture, this volume offers an unusually concentrated encounter with competing yet connected accounts of the cosmos. Readers will find both accessible orientation and rich material for considering how scientific theories reshape philosophical assumptions. Its multiple voices foster a revealing dialogue between mathematical innovation, empirical evidence, and public understanding.
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GenreScience and Nature, Literary Classics
Length3 hrs 8 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 2, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Mathematical Marvels: 4 Classic Books on the Foundations and Fun of Math
2Preface
3Preface To Second Edition
4I Newton
5II The Ether and Its Consequences
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6III Einstein
7Appendix
8TIME, SPACE, AND GRAVITATION
9EINSTEIN’S LAW OF GRAVITATION
10THE DEFLECTION OF LIGHT BY GRAVITATION AND THE EINSTEIN THEORY OF RELATIVITY.
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