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Arthur Stanley Eddington

    December 28, 1882 – November 22, 1944

    Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington was a British astrophysicist renowned for his work on the Theory of Relativity. Following World War I, he played a pivotal role in introducing Einstein's theory of general relativity to the English-speaking world. His expedition to observe the solar eclipse of 1919 provided crucial early confirmation of the theory. Eddington became widely recognized for his accessible popular expositions and interpretations, making complex scientific ideas understandable to the public.

    Hvězdy a atomy
    Raum, Zeit und Schwere
    La Filosofia della Scienza Fisica
    Das weltbild der Physik
    The Philosophy of Physical Science
    • The Philosophy of Physical Science

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      This is a new publication of Eddington's book The Philosophy of Physical Science. It contains the following chapters: Scientific Epistemology; Selective Subjectivism; Unobservables; The Scope of Epistemological Method; Epistemology and Relativity Theory; Epistemology and Quantum Theory; Discovery or Manufacture? The Concept of Analysis; The Concept of Structure; The Concept of Existence; The Physical Universe; The Beginnings of Knowledge; The Synthesis of Knowledge.

      The Philosophy of Physical Science2021