Space and Geometry: In the Light of Physiological, Psychological, and Physical Inquiry

by Ernst Mach

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Genres: Science, Physics, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Mathematics

152 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Ernst Mach was an Austrian physicist and philosopher and is the namesake for the "Mach number" (also known as Mach speed) and the optical illusion known as Mach bands.

Reviews

[Michal Paszkiewicz · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting read, although a bit dated wrt the discussion of the senses. I was reading this primarily to look for evidence of Mach's principle, and yes, I found a few statements unmentioned in wiki where Mach tries to assert a relativity of all Geometry... I guess it might not be referring to rotation, but it can easily be seen as a book that may have been planting the seeds in Einstein's head.