The Development & Meaning of Eddington's "Fundamental Theory": Including a Compilation From Eddington's Unpublished Manuscripts

Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press, 1957. First Edition (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited). Octavo with dark blue boards in light blue jacket; xii, 299 pages; index; 22 cm A very good (+) copy; clean and crisp with bumped corners; jacket is very good (-) with subtle wear to edges; price clipped; now in archival mylar. Hardcover.

"The late Sir Arthur Eddington left, clearly separated from his other papers, the almost completed manuscript of a book on structural physics. This was first published by the Cambridge University Press in 1946, under the supervision of Sir Edmund Whittaker, who gave it the title Fundamental Theory. It attempts a synthesis of the various accepted principles of physics, leading to calculated values of many of the fundamental pure ratios of physical constants in agreement with observation. [...] Encouraged by Sir Edmund Whittaker, the published text is summarised, alongside comments and cross-references to the manuscript versions. In addition, Dr. Slater's introduction gives a valuable account of the main conclusions he has formed as a result of his researches into the early drafts." --Jacket copy.

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