Mechanistic images in geometric form : Heinrich Hertz's Principles of mechanics /
This book presents an analysis of Heinrich Hertz's posthumously published 'Principles of Mechanics' in its philosophical, physical and mathematical context. It is the first book to comprehensively examine Hertz's important ideas on mechanics and the author draws on the original m...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book presents an analysis of Heinrich Hertz's posthumously published 'Principles of Mechanics' in its philosophical, physical and mathematical context. It is the first book to comprehensively examine Hertz's important ideas on mechanics and the author draws on the original manuscripts to reveal the creative process of Hertz throughout the writing of his book. - ;This book gives an analysis of Hertz's posthumously published Principles of Mechanics in its philosophical, physical and mathematical context. In a period of heated debates about the true foundation of physical sciences, Hertz's b. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 318 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-311) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0198567375 9780198567370 9780191524349 0191524344 9786611346409 6611346406 1435609719 9781435609716 1281346403 9781281346407 |