Project Gutenberg 2009-07-18 Public domain in the USA. 94 Dolbear, A. E. (Amos Emerson) 1837 1910 Dolbear, Amos Emerson 03023377 The Machinery of the Universe: Mechanical Conceptions of Physical Phenomena Produced by Chris Curnow, Andrew D. Hwang, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Machinery of the Universe: Mechanical Conceptions of Physical Phenomena" by A. E. Dolbear is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the principles of physics and astronomy, emphasizing mechanical conceptions that explain physical phenomena, particularly the transformations of energy and the role of matter and the ether. Dolbear seeks to clarify complex scientific ideas and eliminate outdated metaphysical interpretations, providing a grounded understanding of the underlying mechanics of the universe. The opening of this publication sets the stage by contrasting ancient and modern ideas about physical phenomena, highlighting the evolution of thought regarding forces, energy, and matter. Dolbear references historical figures like Newton, discussing their contributions and the misconceptions that persisted regarding 'imponderables' and other metaphysical explanations. He suggests a need for a clearer mechanical interpretation of energy transformation, asserting that all phenomena can be understood through the concepts of motion and the interactions between different forms of energy. This foundational argument paves the way for a deeper exploration of the properties and relationships of matter and ether, leading to the systematic analysis found in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Force and energy QC Text Physics Browsing: Science - Physics Browsing: Science - General 221346 221362 2024-09-12T14:28:24.695351 2023-09-13T06:38:00.130221 text/html text/html 221365 2021-01-05T08:44:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 550433 2021-01-05T08:44:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 624212 2024-09-12T14:28:32.455308 application/epub+zip 627701 2024-09-12T14:28:27.414293 application/epub+zip 145607 2024-09-12T14:28:25.545297 application/epub+zip 865058 2024-09-12T14:28:35.631351 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 835101 2024-09-12T14:28:30.849326 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266971 2022-09-13T15:26:21.903886 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179306 179098 2024-09-12T14:28:23.941378 2023-09-13T06:37:59.455198 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 179054 2021-01-05T08:44:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 61979 2021-01-05T08:44:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 179049 2021-01-05T08:44:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61944 2021-01-05T08:44:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20101 2024-09-12T14:28:35.776281 application/rdf+xml 25226 2024-09-12T14:28:25.906333 image/jpeg 4575 2024-09-12T14:28:25.724343 image/jpeg 619213 2024-09-12T14:28:24.753313 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog