Ether and Reality : A Series of Discourses on the Many Functions of the Ether of Space Paperback / softback
by Oliver Lodge
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences series
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Among the widely agreed facts of physics in the late nineteenth century was the existence of luminiferous ether: the medium through which light was thought to travel.
Theorised to be a highly rarefied substance, the ether accounted for the movement of light, gravity and even heat across a vacuum.
It also had great implications for spiritualism. Where thought was not proven to be a result of chemistry in the brain, the presence of ether allowed for the idea that cognition and emotion might exist independently of a physical body.
First published in 1925, this monograph by the eminent physicist and ether advocate Sir Oliver Lodge (1851–1940) was written for the non-scientific reader.
With a focus on straightforward explanations rather than mathematical theory, his book still represents a fascinating introduction to the topic today.
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- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:09/08/2012
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- ISBN:9781108052665
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:182 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:09/08/2012
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- ISBN:9781108052665
