{"product_id":"the-discovery-of-dynamics-julian-b-barbour-9780195132021","title":"The Discovery of Dynamics: A Study from a Machian Point of View of the Discovery and the Structure of Dynamical Theories","description":"Ever since Newton created dynamics, there has been controversy about its foundations. Are space and time absolute? Do they form a rigid but invisible framework and container of the universe? Or are space, time, and motion relative? If so, does Newton's 'framework' arise through the influence of the universe at large, as Ernst Mach suggested? Einstein's aim when creating his general theory of relativity was to demonstrate this and thereby implement 'Mach's Principle'. However, it is widely believed that he achieved only partial success. This question of whether motion is absolute or relative has been a central issues in philosophy; the nature of time has perennial interest. Current attempts to create a quantum description of the whole universe keep these issues at the cutting edge of modern research.\u003cbr\u003e Written by the world's leading expert on Mach's Principle, \u003cem\u003eThe Discovery of Dynamics\u003c\/em\u003e is a highly original account of the development of notions about space, time, and motion. Widely praised in its hardback version, it is one of the fullest and most readable accounts of the astronomical studies that culminated in Kepler's laws of planetary motion and of the creation of dynamics by Galileo, Descartes, Huygens, and Newton. Originally published as Absolute or Relative Motion?, Vol. 1: The Discovery of Dynamics (Cambridge), \u003cem\u003eThe Discovery of Dynamics\u003c\/em\u003e provides the technical background to Barbour's recently published \u003cem\u003eThe End of Time\u003c\/em\u003e, in which he argues that time disappears from the description of the quantum universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julian B. Barbour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195132025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195132021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.29h x 6.16w x 1.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2001 pg. 50","brand":"Julian B. Barbour","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443298644223,"sku":"9780195132021","price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5e73eb32-ef14-44b4-a227-389b453c668b.jpg?v=1777204568","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-discovery-of-dynamics-julian-b-barbour-9780195132021","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}