Ernst Mach's 1883 work, "The Science of Mechanics," is a foundational text in the philosophy of science, examining the historical development and conceptual underpinnings of classical mechanics. It is notable for its empiricist critique of Newtonian concepts like absolute space and time, influencing figures such as Albert Einstein.
Sources for Ernst Mach — The Science of Mechanics
Ernst Mach — The Science of Mechanics in Physics
Held in the Physics chamber of the Babel Nexus Index.
- Albert Einstein — Relativity: The Special and General Theory (1916)
- Albert Einstein — Time, Space, and Gravitation (1919)
- Lord Rayleigh — The Theory of Sound (1877)
- Isaac Newton — Opticks (1704)
- Lucretius — On the Nature of Things (c. 50 BCE)
- Marie Curie — Radioactive Substances (1903)
- Christiaan Huygens — Treatise on Light (1690)
- Michael Faraday — Experimental Researches in Electricity (1839)
- James Clerk Maxwell — A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism (1873)
- Galileo Galilei — Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences (1638)
- Heinrich Hertz — Electric Waves (1893)
- Wilhelm Röntgen — Röntgen Rays (1899)
- Ibn al-Haytham — Book of Optics (Kitāb al-Manāẓir) (c. 1021 CE)
- Galileo Galilei — Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (1632)