Thanks for your insights, John. The debates surrounding these early competing theories and their eventual outcome make for a fascinating read.
And understanding the background—the historical progression of ideas—adds a valuable big-picture perspective when tackling the challenges faced in modern physics today.
Arguably, that is the main objective of my blog: To demonstrate that the debates of the late 19th, the 20th and the early 21st centuries can only be properly situated if the debates of the 17th and 18th centuries are themselves understood.
Thanks for your insights, John. The debates surrounding these early competing theories and their eventual outcome make for a fascinating read.
And understanding the background—the historical progression of ideas—adds a valuable big-picture perspective when tackling the challenges faced in modern physics today.
Arguably, that is the main objective of my blog: To demonstrate that the debates of the late 19th, the 20th and the early 21st centuries can only be properly situated if the debates of the 17th and 18th centuries are themselves understood.