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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      May 2013
      August 2012
      ISBN:
      9781139381055
      9781108052665
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139381055
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      Dimensions:
      (216 x 140 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.24kg, 182 Pages
      • Subjects:
      History of Science and Technology, History of Science, History, Engineering: General Interest, General Science
      Series:
      Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences
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    Subjects:
    History of Science and Technology, History of Science, History, Engineering: General Interest, General Science
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences
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    Among the widely agreed facts of physics in the late nineteenth century was the existence of luminiferous ether: the medium through which light was thought to travel. Theorised to be a highly rarefied substance, the ether accounted for the movement of light, gravity and even heat across a vacuum. It also had great implications for spiritualism. Where thought was not proven to be a result of chemistry in the brain, the presence of ether allowed for the idea that cognition and emotion might exist independently of a physical body. First published in 1925, this monograph by the eminent physicist and ether advocate Sir Oliver Lodge (1851–1940) was written for the non-scientific reader. With a focus on straightforward explanations rather than mathematical theory, his book still represents a fascinating introduction to the topic today.

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