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Popular Scientific Lectures (Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences) - Softcover

Mach, Ernst

 
9781108066518: Popular Scientific Lectures (Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences)

Synopsis

The 1895 English translation of twelve lectures given by the influential Austrian physicist Ernst Mach between 1864 and 1894.

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Book Description

Austrian physicist Ernst Mach (1838–1916) gave the twelve lectures presented here between 1864 and 1894. This English translation appeared in 1895. Mach discusses a range of scientific topics, addressing electrostatics, the conservation of energy, and why humans have two eyes. The final four lectures are more philosophical in nature.

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