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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 René Descartes to Hendrik Lorentz, and which made Whittaker a respected historian of science. Though the book was a "History", Whittaker showed his own brilliance in his exposition of relativity. (Fully illustrated)

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Science: general issues History of science

• Full title: History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity
• Subtitle: from the Age of Descartes to the Close of the Nineteenth Century (1910), (fully Illustrated)
• Author: Edmund Taylor Whittaker
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 492
• EAN: 9781781391303
• ISBN: 9781781391303
• ID: 08841068
• Publisher: Benediction Classics
• Weight: 884 g
• Dimensions: 238 × 160 × 40 mm
• Date of publishing: 04. April 2012

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