Popular scientific lectures

Popular scientific lectures

By Ernst Mach
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The book presents the most important ideas popular in the scientific circles at the beginning of the last century. The articles include the following topics: the velocity of light, the fundamental concepts of electromagnetics, energy conservation, the principles of comparison in physics, remarks on the theory of special vision.

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GenreScience and Nature
Length11 hrs 3 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 12, 2023
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1TABLE OF CONTENTS.
18ON THE PRINCIPLE OF COMPARISON IN PHYSICS.[80]
2THE FORMS OF LIQUIDS.
19THE PART PLAYED BY ACCIDENT IN INVENTION AND DISCOVERY.[81]
3THE FIBRES OF CORTI.
20ON SENSATIONS OF ORIENTATION.[93]
4ON THE CAUSES OF HARMONY.
21ON SOME PHENOMENA ATTENDING THE FLIGHT OF PROJECTILES.[110]
5THE VELOCITY OF LIGHT.
22ON INSTRUCTION IN THE CLASSICS AND THE SCIENCES.[113]
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6WHY HAS MAN TWO EYES?
23A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF ACOUSTICS.[134]
7ON SYMMETRY.
24REMARKS ON THE THEORY OF SPATIAL VISION.[147]
8ON THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF ELECTROSTATICS.[26]
25INDEX.
9I. THE PRINCIPLE OF THE EXCLUDED PERPETUAL MOTION.
26PRESS NOTICES.
10II. MECHANICAL PHYSICS.
27TESTIMONIALS OF PROMINENT EDUCATORS.
11III. THE PRINCIPLE OF ENERGY IN PHYSICS.
28TITLES OF THE LECTURES.
12IV. THE CONCEPTIONS OF HEAT.
29PRESS NOTICES.
13V. THE CONFORMITY IN THE DEPORTMENT OF THE ENERGIES.
30CONTENTS.
14VI. THE DIFFERENCES OF THE ENERGIES AND THE LIMITS OF THE PRINCIPLE OF ENERGY.
31CATALOGUE OF PUBLICATIONS
15VII. THE SOURCES OF THE PRINCIPLE OF ENERGY.
32The Religion of Science Library.
16THE ECONOMICAL NATURE OF PHYSICAL INQUIRY.[60]
33THE OPEN COURT
17ON TRANSFORMATION AND ADAPTATION IN SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT.[69]
34THE MONIST

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