{"product_id":"concepts-of-simultaneity-max-jammer-9780801884221","title":"Concepts of Simultaneity: From Antiquity to Einstein and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003eMax Jammer's \u003ci\u003eConcepts of Simultaneity\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive, accessible account of the historical development of an important and controversial concept--which played a critical role in initiating modern theoretical physics--from the days of Egyptian hieroglyphs through to Einstein's work in 1905, and beyond. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning with the use of the concept of simultaneity in ancient Egypt and in the Bible, the study discusses its role in Greek and medieval philosophy as well as its significance in Newtonian physics and in the ideas of Leibniz, Kant, and other classical philosophers. The central theme of Jammer's presentation is a critical analysis of the use of this concept by philosophers of science, like Poincaré, and its significant role in inaugurating modern theoretical physics in Einstein's special theory of relativity. Particular attention is paid to the philosophical problem of whether the notion of distant simultaneity presents a factual reality or only a hypothetical convention. The study concludes with an analysis of simultaneity's importance in general relativity and quantum mechanics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Max Jammer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801884225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801884221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.34w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2006 pg. 38","brand":"Max Jammer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44128545145087,"sku":"9780801884221","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_933fd40b-3f5e-421a-927d-c017962cd1d7.jpg?v=1687459201","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/concepts-of-simultaneity-max-jammer-9780801884221","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}