The Philosophy of SPACE & TIME :: Reichenbach :: 1958

• Softcover book by Hans Reichenbach
• Translated by Maria Reichenbach and John Freund
• With introductory remarks by Rudolf Carnap
• Over 295 pages
• This Dover edition, first published in 1957, is a
  new English translation of Philosophie der Rauma-Zeit-Lehre.
• Copyright © 1958 by Maria Reichenbach

" An important landmark in the development of the empiricist conception of geometry, this book is still one of the clearest and most valuable expositions of the crisis in physical science and mathematics occasioned by the advent of the non-Euclidean geometries.
With unusual depth and clarity, it covers the problem of the foundations of geometry, the theory of time, the theory and consequences of Einstein's relativity including: relations between theory and observations, coordinate definitions, relations between topological and metrical properties of space, the psychological problem of the possibility of a visual intuition of non-Euclidean structures, and many other important topics in modern science and philosophy. "

" While some of the book utilizes mathematics of a somewhat advanced nature, the exposition is so careful and complete that most people familiar with the philosophy of science or some intermediate mathematics will understand the majority of the ideas and problems discussed. "

Contents includes:

" Preface
Introduction

1. The axiom of the parallels and non-Euclidian geometry
2. Riemannian geometry
3. The problem of physical geometry
4. Coordinate definitions
5. Rigid bodies
6. The distinction between universal and differential forces
7. Technical impossibility and logical impossibility
8. The relativity of geometry
9. The visualization of Euclidean geometry
10. The limits of visualization
11. Visualization of non-Euclidean geometry
12. Spaces with non-Euclidean topological properties
13. Pure visualization
14. Geometry as a theory of relations
15. What is a graphical representation ?

16. The difference between space and time
17. The uniformity of time
18. Clocks used in practice
19. Simultaneity
20. Attempts to determine absolute simultaneity
21. Time order
22. The comparison of time
23. Unreal sequences

24. The problem of a combined theory of space and time
25. The dependence of spatial measurement on the definition of simultaneity
26. Consequences for a centro-symmetrical process of propagation
27. The construction of the space-time metric
28. The indefinite space-type
29. The four-dimensional representation of the space-time geometry
30. The retardation of clocks
31. The Lorentz contraction and the Einstein contraction
32. The principle of the constancy of the velocity of light
33. The addition theorem of velocities

34. The relativity of motion
35. Motion as a problem of a coordinate definition
36. The principle of equivalence
37. Einstein's concept of gravitation
38. The problem of rotation according to Einstein
39. The analytic treatment of Riemannian spaces
40. Gravitation and geometry
41. Space and time in special gravitational fields
42. Space and time in general gravitational fields

43. The singular nature of time
44. The number of dimensions of space
45. The reality of space and time
Index "

We are not the original owners.
Apparently, the previous owners smoked as they read the book
because it has a slightly smokey smell.
We tried to "defunk" the smell (is that the proper bookseller terminology ;-)
with scented dryer sheets but it didn't totally "defunk" it ...
Now, it smells like a smoker with a clean shirt ;-)
So, if you don't mind this flaw, or are a smoker
looking for a "pre-smoked" book, here you go ... ;-)

OTHERWISE, it is in very nice condition with moderate wear to the cover.
No torn or ripped pages.
No markings or writing.

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