Mach's Philosophy of Science

by J. Bradley

Dr Bradley's aim is to provide a work which will introduce readers to the philosophical standpoint employed by Mach in his expositions of physics. The author shows how Mach traces out the evolution of the metrical concepts of heat and mechanics, and includes a discussion of his reformulation of Newton's dynamical principles. Mach's view that we have a semi-awareness of both time and temperature is considered: there is no 'Mach Principle' in Mach's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472511018
• ISBN13: 9781472511010
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"