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Hooper, William George |
| Title |
Aether and Gravitation
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 49.2 (College-level). Difficult to read.
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| Contents |
Philosophy of gravitation -- Matter -- Aether -- Energy -- Heat, a mode of motion -- Light, a mode of motion -- Aether and electricity -- Aether and magnetism -- Aether and Newton's laws of motion -- Aether and Kepler's laws -- Aether and comets -- Aether and starry world -- Aether and the universe.
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| Summary |
"Aether and Gravitation" by William George Hooper is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book addresses significant questions regarding the nature of gravity and the aether, which Hooper argues must be understood to explain the universal attraction of gravity. Through his exploration of scientific principles, he aims to propose a new theory of the aether that reconciles past observations with modern physics. At the start of "Aether and Gravitation," the author outlines the long-standing question about the physical cause of gravity since Newton's introduction of universal gravitation. Hooper critiques the concept of "action at a distance" and emphasizes the need for a medium to explain gravitational attraction. He discusses philosophical rules for hypothesis formulation, asserting that current aether theories contradict fundamental principles. These rules guide his argument, setting the stage for a detailed examination of aether's characteristics and proposing that this medium must possess properties akin to matter to account for the complexities of gravitational phenomena and other physical forces. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
QC: Science: Physics
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| Subject |
Force and energy
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| Subject |
Ether (Space)
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| Subject |
Gravitation
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| Subject |
Matter
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
24667 |
| Release Date |
Feb 22, 2008 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Jan 3, 2021 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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