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Mechanistic Images in Geometric Form: Heinrich Hertz's 'Principles of Mechanics'
Lutzen, Jesper (, Department of Mathematics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Mechanistic Images in Geometric Form: Heinrich Hertz's 'Principles of Mechanics'
Lutzen, Jesper (, Department of Mathematics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
This book presents an analysis of Heinrich Hertz's posthumously published 'Principles of Mechanics' in its philosophical, physical and mathematical context. It is the first book to comprehensively examine Hertz's important ideas on mechanics and the author draws on the original manuscripts to reveal the creative process of Hertz throughout the writing of his book.
331 pages, numerous line drawings and mathematical examples
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 28, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198567370 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 334 |
| Dimensions | 163 × 242 × 22 mm · 644 g |
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