{"product_id":"popular-scientific-lectures-paperback-9781108066518","title":"Popular Scientific Lectures (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108066518","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePopular Scientific Lectures\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 1895 English translation of twelve lectures given by the influential Austrian physicist Ernst Mach between 1864 and 1894.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eErnst Mach (Author), Thomas J. McCormack (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108066518, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 January 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages, 44 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm, 0.42 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Austrian scientist Ernst Mach (1838–1916) carried out work of importance in many fields of enquiry, including physics, physiology, psychology and philosophy. Many significant thinkers, such as Ludwig Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell, benefited from engaging with his ideas. Mach delivered the twelve lectures collected here between 1864 and 1894. This English translation by Thomas J. McCormack (1865–1932) appeared in 1895. Mach tackles a range of topics in an engaging style, demonstrating his abilities as both a researcher and a communicator. In the realm of the physical sciences, he discusses electrostatics, the conservation of energy, and the speed of light. He also addresses physiological matters, seeking to explain aspects of the hearing system and why humans have two eyes. In the final four lectures, he deals with the nature of scientific study. The Science of Mechanics (1893), Mach's historical and philosophical account, is also reissued in this series.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Translator's note\u003cbr\u003e 1. The forms of liquids\u003cbr\u003e 2. The fibres of corti\u003cbr\u003e 3. On the causes of harmony\u003cbr\u003e 4. The velocity of light\u003cbr\u003e 5. Why has man two eyes?\u003cbr\u003e 6. On symmetry\u003cbr\u003e 7. On the fundamental concepts of electrostatics\u003cbr\u003e 8. On the principle of the conservation of energy\u003cbr\u003e 9. On the economical nature of physical inquiry\u003cbr\u003e 10. On transformation and adaptation in scientific thought\u003cbr\u003e 11. On the principle of comparison in physics\u003cbr\u003e 12. In instruction in the classics and the mathematico-physical sciences\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266152648984,"sku":"9781108066518","price":31.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108066518i_5c97e761-4365-4858-9b4e-572a6d8b9567.jpg?v=1696748644","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/popular-scientific-lectures-paperback-9781108066518","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}