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An Introduction to the Kinetic Theory of Gases
Av James Jeans
Häftad, 2009
553 kr
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This book can be described as a student's edition of the author's Dynamical Theory of Gases. It is written, however, with the needs of the student of physics and physical chemistry in mind, and those parts of which the interest was mainly mathematical have been discarded. This does not mean that …
Mathematical Theory of Electricity and Magnetism
Av James Jeans
Häftad, 2009
804 kr
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Sir James Jeans' well-known treatise covers the topics in electromagnetic theory required by every non-specialist physicist. It provides the relevant mathematical analysis and is therefore useful to those whose mathematical knowledge is limited, as well as to the more advanced physicists, engineers …
Astronomy and Cosmogony
Av James Jeans
Häftad, 2009
797 kr
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This second edition, originally published in 1929, is an extensive survey at the forefront of cosmology and astronomy with particular reference to the physical state of matter, the structure, composition and life-cycle of stars, and the superstructures of nebulae and galaxies. Intended as a …
Atomicity and Quanta
Av James Jeans
Häftad, 2009
390 kr
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This is the full text of James Jeans's Rouse Ball Lecture given in 1925 at Cambridge University, and surveys the field of atomic and subatomic physics in the early days of quantum mechanics, with a brief historical perspective on measurement.
The Dynamical Theory of Gases
Av James Jeans
Häftad, 2009
684 kr
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Jeans's primary aim with the first edition of his book, originally published in 1904, was to 'develop the theory of gases upon as exact a mathematical basis as possible'. Twenty years later and those theories were being revolutionised by Quantum Theory. In this fourth edition, Jeans does not …
The Growth of Physical Science
Av James Jeans
Häftad, 2009
650 kr
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The Growth of Physical Science is a detailed but very accessible survey of what began as natural philosophy and culminated in the mid-twentieth century as quantum physical science. From the earliest physical investigations of nature made by the various civilisations of Babylonia, Phoenicia and …
The Mysterious Universe
Av James Jeans
Häftad, 2009
455 kr
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Originating from the Rede Lecture delivered at the University of Cambridge in November 1930, this book is based upon the conviction that the teachings and findings of astronomy and physical science are destined to produce an immense change on our outlook on the universe as a whole, and on views …
Physics and Philosophy
Av James Jeans
Häftad, 2009
487 kr
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Originally published in 1942, this book discusses an emerging physical science that brought with it a fresh message as to the fundamental nature of the world, and of the possibilities of human free will in particular. The aim of the book is to explore that territory, which forms a borderland …
Problems of Cosmology and Stellar Dynamics
Av James Jeans
Häftad, 2009
553 kr
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Problems of Cosmogony and Stellar Dynamics is a theoretical prelude to Jeans's later and more mature work on the subject, Astronomy and Cosmogony. The impetus for publishing his theories on the behaviour of rotating masses, and on general dynamical theory, was the 1917 Adams Prize on the 'rotating …
Science and Music
Av James Jeans
Häftad, 2009
406 kr
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Sir James Jeans has used his remarkable gifts of exposition to set out all that is relevant in the science of acoustics to the art of music. He offers a simple but precise account (illustrated with well-chosen photographs and diagrams) of the anatomical origin and workings of the human ear; the …
Stars in Their Courses
Av James Jeans
Häftad, 2009
487 kr
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Stars in Their Courses is an introduction, originally published in 1934, to astronomy and the wonders of the universe brought to us by the technology of the telescope. The book is illustrated with a large number of photographs, and was especially written for readers with no previous scientific …
Through Space and Time
Av James Jeans
Häftad, 2009
487 kr
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Through Space and Time is based upon the 1933 Christmas Lectures that James Jeans gave at the Royal Institution, London. Intended to appeal to a wide readership and presenting a broad understanding of the Earth, solar system and the universe, the book begins its journey with the history, structure …
The New Background of Science
Av James Jeans
Häftad, 2009
553 kr
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Published in 1934 as a second edition to James Jeans' popular work on the general understanding of the physical universe, The New Background of Science took advantage of a comparatively 'quiescent' period in physical investigation when fundamental theories and findings gained wide acceptance. …
Scientific Progress
Av James Jeans, William Bragg m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
2512 kr
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First published in 1936, this volume contains six of the Halley Stewart Lectures – originally founded "For Research towards the Christian Ideal in All Social Life" – by some of the greatest of English scientists of the mid-20th century, each a leading authority in his respective field: cosmology, …
Scientific Progress
Av James Jeans, William Bragg m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
750 kr
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First published in 1936, this volume contains six of the Halley Stewart Lectures – originally founded "For Research towards the Christian Ideal in All Social Life" – by some of the greatest of English scientists of the mid-20th century, each a leading authority in his respective field: cosmology, …
Scientific Progress
Av Julian S. Huxley, J.B.S. Haldane m. fl.
E-bok, 2014
883 kr
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First published in 1936, this volume contains six of the Halley Stewart Lectures – originally founded "For Research towards the Christian Ideal in All Social Life" – by some of the greatest of English scientists of the mid-20th century, each a leading authority in his respective field: …
Scientific Progress
Av Julian S. Huxley, J.B.S. Haldane m. fl.
E-bok, 2014
864 kr
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First published in 1936, this volume contains six of the Halley Stewart Lectures – originally founded "For Research towards the Christian Ideal in All Social Life" – by some of the greatest of English scientists of the mid-20th century, each a leading authority in his respective field: …
