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History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity, Vol. I
Unique, controversial, and frequently cited, this survey offers highly detailed accounts concerning the development of ideas and theories about the nature of electricity and space …
A.S. Eddington and the Unity of Knowledge: Scientist, Quaker and Philosopher
Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington (1882–1944) was a key figure in the development of modern astrophysics, who also made important contributions to the philosophy of science and popular …
A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity
In 1910, E. T. Whittaker wrote "A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity", which gave a very detailed account of the aether theories from Ren Descartes to Hendrik …
Electromagnetic Theory
Oliver Heaviside is probably best known to the majority of mathematicians for the Heaviside function in the theory of distribution. However, his main research activity concerned …