Eddington's search for a fundamental theory : a key to the universe / C.W. Kilmister.
Eddington's search for a fundamental theory : a key to the universe / C.W. Kilmister.
Eddington's search for a fundamental theory : a key to the universe / C.W. Kilmister.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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1994.
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T0393664
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xii, 256 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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1. The mystery -- Pt. 1. 1882-1928. 2. The astrophysicist. 3. General relativity. 4. Consequences of general relativity. 5. 'Something has slipped through the net'. 6. Quantum mechanics -- Pt. 2. 1928-33. 7. Algebra to the fore: 136. 8. Electric charge: 137. 9. The proton-electron mass-ratio -- Pt....
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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England
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1994.
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A reconciliation of theories of the very small and the very large scale is one of the most important single issues in physics today. Many people today are unaware that back in the 1930s, Sir Arthur Eddington, the celebrated astrophysicist, made great strides towards his own 'theory of everything'.
In 1936 and 1946 Eddington's last two books were published. Unlike his earlier lucid and authoritative works, these are strangely tentative and obscure - as if he were nervous of the significant advances he might be making. This volume examines how Eddington came to write these uncharacteristic books - in terms of the physics and history of the day...
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Eddington's search for a fundamental theory : a key to the universe / C.W. Kilmister.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-253) and index.
Transferred from N530.01/13.
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0521371651 (hardback)
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530.01
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