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A critical moment in the history of science, when belief in the existence of the elusive ether was being abandoned and Planck had introduced the idea that energy came in discrete portions.Lorentz considers the latest results concerning the mass of the electron, which appeared to depend on its velocity. See page 42...work of Kaufmann....
Black body radiation - page 75 "Wein's Law" - page 79 he discusses the Theory of Planck.
Line spectra - page 98 "Theory of the Zeeman-Effect", and on following pages he discusses the various series of spectral lines. (Balmer….)
Page 173 "Stokes's Theory of Aberration" (of light from a star)
Relativity: Page 193 "Michelson's Experiment". Page 194 ,,,the dimensions of a solid body change when it moves through the ether…Page 223 "Einstein's Theory". Page 225 …..stationary and moving clock time....
A very good copy, all pages intact, the binding is firm. The cover is very good except for a small split on the outside back hinge.
Some old scholarly notes in light… Read More
