Notes to The evolution of scientific thought from Newton to Einstein — Reading edition
168 notes · Reading edition
FOREWORD · Note 1FOREWORD · Note 2CHAPTER I MANIFOLDS · Note 1CHAPTER I MANIFOLDS · Note 2CHAPTER I MANIFOLDS · Note 3CHAPTER II THE BIRTH OF METRICAL GEOMETRY · Note 1CHAPTER III RIEMANN’S DISCOVERIES AND CONGRUENCE · Note 1CHAPTER III RIEMANN’S DISCOVERIES AND CONGRUENCE · Note 2CHAPTER III RIEMANN’S DISCOVERIES AND CONGRUENCE · Note 3CHAPTER III RIEMANN’S DISCOVERIES AND CONGRUENCE · Note 4CHAPTER IV THE PROBLEM OF PHYSICAL SPACE · Note 1CHAPTER IV THE PROBLEM OF PHYSICAL SPACE · Note 2CHAPTER IV THE PROBLEM OF PHYSICAL SPACE · Note 3CHAPTER IV THE PROBLEM OF PHYSICAL SPACE · Note 4CHAPTER IV THE PROBLEM OF PHYSICAL SPACE · Note 5CHAPTER IV THE PROBLEM OF PHYSICAL SPACE · Note 6CHAPTER V AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW OF THE NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRIES · Note 1CHAPTER V AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW OF THE NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRIES · Note 2CHAPTER V AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW OF THE NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRIES · Note 3CHAPTER V AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW OF THE NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRIES · Note 4CHAPTER V AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW OF THE NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRIES · Note 5CHAPTER VI TIME · Note 1CHAPTER VI TIME · Note 2CHAPTER VI TIME · Note 3CHAPTER VI TIME · Note 4CHAPTER VII SYSTEMS OF CO-ORDINATES AND DISTANCE · Note 1CHAPTER VII SYSTEMS OF CO-ORDINATES AND DISTANCE · Note 2CHAPTER VII SYSTEMS OF CO-ORDINATES AND DISTANCE · Note 3CHAPTER VII SYSTEMS OF CO-ORDINATES AND DISTANCE · Note 4CHAPTER VII SYSTEMS OF CO-ORDINATES AND DISTANCE · Note 5CHAPTER VII SYSTEMS OF CO-ORDINATES AND DISTANCE · Note 6CHAPTER VII SYSTEMS OF CO-ORDINATES AND DISTANCE · Note 7CHAPTER VII SYSTEMS OF CO-ORDINATES AND DISTANCE · Note 8CHAPTER VII SYSTEMS OF CO-ORDINATES AND DISTANCE · Note 9CHAPTER VIII THE MEANING OF THE WORD RELATIVITY · Note 1CHAPTER IX THE PRINCIPLES OF RELATIVITY · Note 1CHAPTER X CLASSICAL MECHANICS AND THE NEWTONIAN PRINCIPLE OF RELATIVITY · Note 1CHAPTER XI THE ETHER · Note 1CHAPTER XI THE ETHER · Note 2CHAPTER XII THE EQUATIONS OF ELECTROMAGNETICS AND LORENTZ’S THEORY · Note 1CHAPTER XII THE EQUATIONS OF ELECTROMAGNETICS AND LORENTZ’S THEORY · Note 2CHAPTER XII THE EQUATIONS OF ELECTROMAGNETICS AND LORENTZ’S THEORY · Note 3CHAPTER XII THE EQUATIONS OF ELECTROMAGNETICS AND LORENTZ’S THEORY · Note 4CHAPTER XII THE EQUATIONS OF ELECTROMAGNETICS AND LORENTZ’S THEORY · Note 5CHAPTER XIII EINSTEIN’S SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY · Note 1CHAPTER XIII EINSTEIN’S SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY · Note 2CHAPTER XIII EINSTEIN’S SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY · Note 3CHAPTER XIII EINSTEIN’S SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY · Note 4CHAPTER XIII EINSTEIN’S SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY · Note 5CHAPTER XIV RELATIVISTIC MECHANICS · Note 1CHAPTER XIV RELATIVISTIC MECHANICS · Note 2CHAPTER XV CONSEQUENCES OF THE NEW SPACE AND TIME MEASUREMENTS—SIMULTANEITY · Note 1CHAPTER XV CONSEQUENCES OF THE NEW SPACE AND TIME MEASUREMENTS—SIMULTANEITY · Note 2CHAPTER XV CONSEQUENCES OF THE NEW SPACE AND TIME MEASUREMENTS—SIMULTANEITY · Note 3CHAPTER XV CONSEQUENCES OF THE NEW SPACE AND TIME MEASUREMENTS—SIMULTANEITY · Note 4CHAPTER XV CONSEQUENCES OF THE NEW SPACE AND TIME MEASUREMENTS—SIMULTANEITY · Note 5CHAPTER XV CONSEQUENCES OF THE NEW SPACE AND TIME MEASUREMENTS—SIMULTANEITY · Note 6CHAPTER XV CONSEQUENCES OF THE NEW SPACE AND TIME MEASUREMENTS—SIMULTANEITY · Note 7CHAPTER XV CONSEQUENCES OF THE NEW SPACE AND TIME MEASUREMENTS—SIMULTANEITY · Note 8CHAPTER XV CONSEQUENCES OF THE NEW SPACE AND TIME MEASUREMENTS—SIMULTANEITY · Note 9CHAPTER XVI PRACTICAL CONGRUENCE IN RELATIVITY · Note 1CHAPTER XVII THE MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION OF EINSTEIN’S FUNDAMENTAL PREMISES · Note 1CHAPTER XVII THE MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION OF EINSTEIN’S FUNDAMENTAL PREMISES · Note 2CHAPTER XVIII THE DISCOVERY OF SPACE-TIME · Note 1CHAPTER XVIII THE DISCOVERY OF SPACE-TIME · Note 2CHAPTER XIX VARIOUS POSSIBLE WORLDS · Note 1CHAPTER XIX VARIOUS POSSIBLE WORLDS · Note 2CHAPTER XIX VARIOUS POSSIBLE WORLDS · Note 3CHAPTER XIX VARIOUS POSSIBLE WORLDS · Note 4CHAPTER XX THE IRREVERSIBILITY OF TIME · Note 1CHAPTER XXI THE REALITY OF THE CONTRACTION OF LENGTHS AND OF THE LENGTHENING OF DURATIONS · Note 1CHAPTER XXI THE REALITY OF THE CONTRACTION OF LENGTHS AND OF THE LENGTHENING OF DURATIONS · Note 2CHAPTER XXII AND THE TRIP TO THE STAR · Note 1CHAPTER XXII AND THE TRIP TO THE STAR · Note 2CHAPTER XXII AND THE TRIP TO THE STAR · Note 3CHAPTER XXIII POTENTIALS AND FORCES · Note 1CHAPTER XXIII POTENTIALS AND FORCES · Note 2CHAPTER XXIII POTENTIALS AND FORCES · Note 3CHAPTER XXIII POTENTIALS AND FORCES · Note 4CHAPTER XXIV THE POSTULATE OF EQUIVALENCE · Note 1CHAPTER XXIV THE POSTULATE OF EQUIVALENCE · Note 2CHAPTER XXIV THE POSTULATE OF EQUIVALENCE · Note 3CHAPTER XXIV THE POSTULATE OF EQUIVALENCE · Note 4CHAPTER XXIV THE POSTULATE OF EQUIVALENCE · Note 5CHAPTER XXV THE INCLUSION OF GRAVITATION IN THE MODEL OF SPACE-TIME · Note 1CHAPTER XXVI TENSORS AND THE LAWS OF NATURE · Note 1CHAPTER XXVI TENSORS AND THE LAWS OF NATURE · Note 2CHAPTER XXVI TENSORS AND THE LAWS OF NATURE · Note 3CHAPTER XXVI TENSORS AND THE LAWS OF NATURE · Note 4CHAPTER XXVI TENSORS AND THE LAWS OF NATURE · Note 5CHAPTER XXVI TENSORS AND THE LAWS OF NATURE · Note 6CHAPTER XXVIII THE DISCOVERY OF THE EINSTEINIAN LAW OF GRAVITATION · Note 1CHAPTER XXVIII THE DISCOVERY OF THE EINSTEINIAN LAW OF GRAVITATION · Note 2CHAPTER XXVIII THE DISCOVERY OF THE EINSTEINIAN LAW OF GRAVITATION · Note 3CHAPTER XXVIII THE DISCOVERY OF THE EINSTEINIAN LAW OF GRAVITATION · Note 4CHAPTER XXVIII THE DISCOVERY OF THE EINSTEINIAN LAW OF GRAVITATION · Note 5CHAPTER XXIX THE GENERAL LAWS OF MOTION · Note 1CHAPTER XXXI THE SEPARATION OF SPACE-TIME INTO SPACE AND TIME IN A GRAVITATIONAL FIELD · Note 1CHAPTER XXXI THE SEPARATION OF SPACE-TIME INTO SPACE AND TIME IN A GRAVITATIONAL FIELD · Note 2CHAPTER XXXI THE SEPARATION OF SPACE-TIME INTO SPACE AND TIME IN A GRAVITATIONAL FIELD · Note 3CHAPTER XXXI THE SEPARATION OF SPACE-TIME INTO SPACE AND TIME IN A GRAVITATIONAL FIELD · Note 4CHAPTER XXXI THE SEPARATION OF SPACE-TIME INTO SPACE AND TIME IN A GRAVITATIONAL FIELD · Note 5CHAPTER XXXI THE SEPARATION OF SPACE-TIME INTO SPACE AND TIME IN A GRAVITATIONAL FIELD · Note 6CHAPTER XXXI THE SEPARATION OF SPACE-TIME INTO SPACE AND TIME IN A GRAVITATIONAL FIELD · Note 7CHAPTER XXXI THE SEPARATION OF SPACE-TIME INTO SPACE AND TIME IN A GRAVITATIONAL FIELD · Note 8CHAPTER XXXIV THE FINITENESS OF THE UNIVERSE · Note 1CHAPTER XXXIV THE FINITENESS OF THE UNIVERSE · Note 2CHAPTER XXXIV THE FINITENESS OF THE UNIVERSE · Note 3CHAPTER XXXIV THE FINITENESS OF THE UNIVERSE · Note 4CHAPTER XXXIV THE FINITENESS OF THE UNIVERSE · Note 5CHAPTER XXXIV THE FINITENESS OF THE UNIVERSE · Note 6CHAPTER XXXIV THE FINITENESS OF THE UNIVERSE · Note 7CHAPTER XXXIV THE FINITENESS OF THE UNIVERSE · Note 8CHAPTER XXXIV THE FINITENESS OF THE UNIVERSE · Note 9CHAPTER XXXIV THE FINITENESS OF THE UNIVERSE · Note 10CHAPTER XXXIV THE FINITENESS OF THE UNIVERSE · Note 11CHAPTER XXXIV THE FINITENESS OF THE UNIVERSE · Note 12CHAPTER XXXIV THE FINITENESS OF THE UNIVERSE · Note 13CHAPTER XXXIV THE FINITENESS OF THE UNIVERSE · Note 14CHAPTER XXXIV THE FINITENESS OF THE UNIVERSE · Note 15CHAPTER XXXV THE IMPORTANCE OF SPACE-TIME, AND THE PRINCIPLE OF ACTION · Note 1CHAPTER XXXV THE IMPORTANCE OF SPACE-TIME, AND THE PRINCIPLE OF ACTION · Note 2CHAPTER XXXV THE IMPORTANCE OF SPACE-TIME, AND THE PRINCIPLE OF ACTION · Note 3CHAPTER XXXV THE IMPORTANCE OF SPACE-TIME, AND THE PRINCIPLE OF ACTION · Note 4CHAPTER XXXV THE IMPORTANCE OF SPACE-TIME, AND THE PRINCIPLE OF ACTION · Note 5CHAPTER XXXVII THE THEORIES OF WEYL AND EDDINGTON · Note 1CHAPTER XXXVII THE THEORIES OF WEYL AND EDDINGTON · Note 2CHAPTER XXXVII THE THEORIES OF WEYL AND EDDINGTON · Note 3CHAPTER XXXVII THE THEORIES OF WEYL AND EDDINGTON · Note 4CHAPTER XXXVII THE THEORIES OF WEYL AND EDDINGTON · Note 5CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE · Note 1CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE · Note 2CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE · Note 3CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE · Note 4CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE · Note 5CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE (continued 2) · Note 1CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE (continued 2) · Note 2CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE (continued 2) · Note 3CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE (continued 2) · Note 4CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE (continued 2) · Note 5CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE (continued 2) · Note 6CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE (continued 2) · Note 7CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE (continued 2) · Note 8CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE (continued 2) · Note 9CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE (continued 3) · Note 1CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE (continued 3) · Note 2CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE (continued 3) · Note 3CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE (continued 3) · Note 4CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE (continued 3) · Note 5CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE (continued 3) · Note 6CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE (continued 3) · Note 7CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE (continued 3) · Note 8CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE (continued 3) · Note 9CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE (continued 4) · Note 1CHAPTER XXXVIII THE METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE (continued 4) · Note 2CHAPTER XXXIX THE CO-ORDINATION OF PHYSICAL FACTS ACCOMPLISHED BY RELATIVITY · Note 1CHAPTER XXXIX THE CO-ORDINATION OF PHYSICAL FACTS ACCOMPLISHED BY RELATIVITY · Note 2CHAPTER XXXIX THE CO-ORDINATION OF PHYSICAL FACTS ACCOMPLISHED BY RELATIVITY · Note 3CHAPTER XL THE GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY · Note 1CHAPTER XL THE GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY · Note 2CHAPTER XL THE GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY · Note 3CHAPTER XL THE GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY · Note 4CHAPTER XL THE GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY · Note 5APPENDIX I THE SPACE AND TIME GRAPHS · Note 1APPENDIX III THE GRAVITATIONAL EQUATIONS · Note 1APPENDIX IV SPACE, GRAVITATION AND SPACE-TIME · Note 1APPENDIX IV SPACE, GRAVITATION AND SPACE-TIME · Note 2APPENDIX IV SPACE, GRAVITATION AND SPACE-TIME · Note 3