Concepts of Mass: in Classical and Modern Physics

Jammer, Max

Published by Dover Publications, Mineola, N.Y., 1961

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viii, 230 pages; 22 cm; bibliographical references and index. Contents: The etymology of the word mass -- Did ancient thought have a concept of mass -- The neoplatonic concept of inertia -- Quantitas materiae in medieval thought -- The conceptualization of inertial mass -- The systemization of mass -- Philisophical modifications of the Newtonian concept -- The modern concept of mass -- The concept of mass in axionatized mechanics -- The gravitational concept of mass -- The electromagnetic concept of mass -- Mass and energy -- The concept of mass in quantum mechanics and in field theory. Masse (Physique) Mass (Physics) Masse MASSA. Originally published in hardcover: Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1961. Near fine(+) copy with very minor external wear and no reading creases to spine. Tight and clean.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Concepts of Mass: in Classical and Modern Physics
• Publisher: Dover Publications, Mineola, N.Y.
• Publication Date: 1961
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First paperback edition.
• Condition: Near fine(+)
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