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A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity - The Modern Theories

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Excellent treatment of Electrodynamics and Relativity Theory from an honest historical point of view. Whittaker's views are suppressed because he was brave enough to tell the truth about the factual contributions of Einstein to the Relativity Theory (properly attributed to Poincaré and Lorentz).

Author(s): E.T. Whittaker
Edition: Revised and Enlarged
Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd
Year: 1953

Language: English
Pages: 327
City: London

Preface......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Memorandum on Notation......Page 9
I. THE AGE OF RUTHERFORD......Page 10
II. THE RELATIVITY THEORY OF POINCARE AND LORENTZ......Page 36
III. THE BEGINNINGS OF QUANTUM THEORY......Page 87
IV. SPECTROSCOPY IN THE OLDER QUANTUM THEORY......Page 115
V. GRAVITATION......Page 153
VI. RADIATION AND ATOMS IN THE OLDER QUANTUM THEORY......Page 206
VII. MAGNETISM AND ELECTROMAGNETISM, 1900—26......Page 247
VIII. THE DISCOVERY OF MATRIX-MECHANICS......Page 262
IX. THE DISCOVERY OF WAVE-MECHANICS......Page 277
Index of Authors Cited......Page 317
Subject Index......Page 323