Wien, 1887. 8vo. The entire volume. Uncut and unopened in the orig. printed yellow wrappers, some soiling. Lacks upper part of spine, otherwise no tears, creases or lacks. Pp. 764-780 + one plate. [Entire volume: VIII, (2) pp., pp. 761-1120 + 3 plates, two of which are folded].
First edition of the seminal paper, in which Mach laid the basis for the principles of supersonics, determined the ""sonic boom"", demonstrated an object's speed relative to the speed of sound, now called the ""Mach number"" of an object, and presented the first photograph of a shock wave in front of an object moving at supersonic speed.""Between 1873 and 1893 Mach and various collaborators, including his son Ludwig, devised and perfected optical and photographic techniques to study sound waves and the wave propulsion and gas dynamics of projectiles, meteorites, explosions, and gas jets. Stimulated by the remarks of the Belgian artillerist Henri Melsens, in 1881 Mach undertook to study the flight of projectiles by means of photographic techniques that he had already devised for other experiments in his Prague laboratory. His celebrated 1887 paper on supersonics was published jointly with P. Salcher of the Marine Academy of Fiume (now Rijeka, Yougoslavia) in the ""Sitzungsberichte"" of the Academy of Sciences of Vienna. The experiments described in this classic paper were carried out in Fiume with the support of the Austrian Royal Navy."" (D.S.B., VIII: 597). In this highly influential paper, Mach demonstrates, with the aid of his photograph of a bullet in flight and the shock wave produced by the gas around the tip of it (the first such picture in history), that the angle which the shock wave makes with the direction of its motion is related to the speed of sound and to the speed of the projectile. This angle is called the Mach angle (coined by Ludwig Prandtl in 1907). This discovery turned out to be of ground-breaking character, and in 1929 J. Ackeret suggested to use the term ""Mach number"" for the value of the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound, recognizing the profound effect that this discovery had on aerodynamics for high-speed projectile studies. ""The Mach number was introduced into the literature in English by the late 1930's and since the end of World War II has taken on considerable importance in theoretical and fluid dynamics."" (D.S.B., VIII: 597). Unlike most other units of measure, the number in this case comes after the name of the unit, making the second Mach number not ""2 Mach"", but ""Mach 2"". The ""Mach 2"" thus indicates a velocity of twice the speed of sound. Mach here also determines the effect of an object that travels past the speed of sound, namely the ""sonic boom"". ""By 1885 Mach had worked out the details of supersonic motion, along the way developing high-speed photographic techniques. Most importantly for engineers, Mach Number is the ratio of the speed of sound in the given medium to the speed of the projectile"" his work is essential to modern aerodynamics, and through it the word 'Mach' has bizarrely entered into popular culture as an icon for razors, sound systems, fighter pilots, and high speed fuels."" (Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy).The Austrian physicist and philosopher Ernst Mach was highly influential among his contemporaries and is famous for the impact he had on the Vienna Circle. Though his main contribution to physics lies in his seminal description and photographs of the shock waves and his descriptions of how passing the speed of sound compressed air in front of projectiles, his more general contributions to philosophy and science were also immense. He was an early devotee of an extreme form of positivism, and his passionate ways of expounding his theories and his success as a polemicist and popularizer influenced an entire generation of scientists towards a profound skepticism that even extended into the use of abstract mathematics as an element of physical theories. He was highly critical of physical science and tried to free it from all elements that were not verifiable by sensory experience. ""Ernst Mach (18 Februrary, 1838 - 19 February, 1916), made major contributions to, physics, philosophy, and physiological psychology. In physics, the speed of sound bears his name, as he was the first to systematically study super-sonic motion. He also made important contributions to understanding the Doppler effect. His critique of Newtonian ideas of absolute space and time were an inspiration to the young Einstein, who credited Mach as being the philosophical forerunner of relativity theory. His systematic skepticism of the old physics was similarly important to a generation of young German physicists."" (Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy).
Leipzig, F.A. Brockhaus, 1921, kl. in-8vo, XIV + mit 257 Abbildungen, Buchblock etwas gelockert am Anfang und Ende des Einbandes und 2 Bl. gelöst, hs. Besitzeintrag auf Titelbl., Orig.-Hlwd. (Bibl.).
Ernst Mach war 1864 Prof. der Physik in Graz, 1867 in Prag, 1895/01 der Philosophie in Wien. “If at times Mach's historical position and emphasis seem superficial, erroneous, and misdirected, the caliber and import of his work can still be evaluated against the state of the art of historical and philosophical discussions in the sciences in his day” (DSB). DSB VIII/595; Ziegenfuss II/95; NDB XV/608.
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Paris, Flammarion, 1908, in-8vo, 2 ff., 392 p., pt timbre sur titre ‘Jean-Jacques Pilloud’, reliure en d.-cuir originale, bel exemplaire.
Première édition française. L’originale allemande a été publiée à Leipzig en 1905. Ce célèbre recueil de conférences vulgarise les idées émanant des principaux ouvrages techniques de Mach. On sait que Mach a donné son nom à l’unité de vitesse du son.
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Paris. Jacques Gabay. 1987. Réimpression de l'édition de 1904. In-8. Br. Qlques figures. 498 p. TBE.
Ernest Flammarion. 1908. In-12. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Papier jauni. 392 pages - page de titre et pages 1 et 2 désolidarisées - tampons et petite annotation à l'encre sur la page de titre et de faux titre - quelques annotations, quelques phrases soulignées au crayon à papier à l'intérieur de l'ouvrage ne gênant pas la lecture - auteur, titre et filets dorés sur pièce de titre.. . . . Classification Dewey : 100-PHILOSOPHIE ET DISCIPLINES CONNEXES
Collection Bibliothèque de philosophie scientifique. Classification Dewey : 100-PHILOSOPHIE ET DISCIPLINES CONNEXES
ED. J. CHAMBON 1998 326 pages 2x20x14cm. 1998. Broché. 326 pages.
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J. Hermann 1925 Paris. in8. 1925. Broché. 498 pages. Etat Correct couverture usagée interieur propre
ERNEST FLAMMARION. 12 fevrier 1908. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos fané, Quelques rousseurs. 392 pages - coiffes abîmées - dos se décollant - 5 PHOTOS DISPONIBLES, dont une grande partie du sommaire. . . . Classification Dewey : 100-PHILOSOPHIE ET DISCIPLINES CONNEXES
Traduit Sur La Dernière Édition Allemande Par le Dr. Marcel Dufour // Edition originale française (1905 pour l'édition originale en allemand) Classification Dewey : 100-PHILOSOPHIE ET DISCIPLINES CONNEXES
J.Hermann. 1925. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Coiffe en tête abîmée, Papier jauni. IX + 498 pages - quelques portraits en noir et blanc hors texte dont un en frontispice - quelques figures en noir et blanc dans le texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 500-SCIENCES DE LA NATURE ET MATHEMATIQUES
Ouvrage traduit sur la quatrième édition allemande par Emile Bertrand avec une introduction de Emile Picard. Classification Dewey : 500-SCIENCES DE LA NATURE ET MATHEMATIQUES
Leipzig, Brockhaus, 1897. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on spine. Stamp on title-page. XII,505 pp., textillustrations.
"6. Paris, Librairie scientifique A.Hermann, 1904, in-8°, 24 x 16 cm, ix + 498 pp, cont. halfleather, ex-libris P. Masquelier (Ghent university). First french edition of this fundamental study on mechanics and its history. The first edition;''Die Mechanik in ihrer Entwickelung historisch-kritisch dargestellt'' appeared in Prague in 1883. (see Russo pp125 for the German edition); pp 149 for this French edition."
Prag, J. G. Calve’sche H. K. Univ.-Buchhandl. (Ottomar Beyer), (Druck von Heinr. Mercy in Prag) 1872, in-8vo, 1 Bl. (Titel) + 58 S., mit 7 Fig. in-Text, Halb-Pergament (XX. Jhd.).
Erste Ausgabe. Selten. Ernst Mach, un physicien et philosophe autrichien a eu après sa mort une influence directe sur la formation du cercle de Vienne, représenté légalement par l'Association Ernst-Mach, et ce malgré l'existence d'un certain nombre de divergences entre les positions des positivistes logiques et celles du physicien. Albert Einstein le désigna comme « un précurseur de la théorie de la relativité ». Le principe de Mach est à la base d'expériences de pensée qui ont influencé fortement les réflexions d'Einstein et d'autres physiciens. Image disp.
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Prag, J. G. Calve’sche H. K. Univ.-Buchhandl. (Ottomar Beyer), (Druck von Heinr. Mercy in Prag) 1872, in-8vo, 1 Bl. (Titel) + 58 S., mit 7 Fig. im Text, Original-Broschüre, kl. Randrisse.
Erste Ausgabe. Selten. Ernst Mach, un physicien et philosophe autrichien a eu après sa mort une influence directe sur la formation du cercle de Vienne, représenté légalement par l'Association Ernst-Mach, et ce malgré l'existence d'un certain nombre de divergences entre les positions des positivistes logiques et celles du physicien. Albert Einstein le désigna comme « un précurseur de la théorie de la relativité ». Le principe de Mach est à la base d'expériences de pensée qui ont influencé fortement les réflexions d'Einstein et d'autres physiciens.
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Paris Ernest Flammarion / Bibliothèque de philosophie scientifique, 12 février 1908, 12,5x17,5cm, demi-basane à dos long, 392p. Edition originale française. (1905 pour l'édition originale en allemand. ) Epidermures au dos. Bon exemplaire.
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Leipzig, Wilhelm Engelmann, 1875, in-8vo, IV + 127 S. (+1 Inhalt), S. 3 leicht tintenfleckig, Stempel auf Titelblatt, Pappband.
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