Forces and Fields: The Concept of Action at a Distance in the History of Physics [Book Review]

Review of Metaphysics 15 (2):343-343 (1961)
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Taking as its central question, "How do bodies act on one another across space?", this book traces the answers which have been given from the Pre-Socratics to current physical theory. The basic thought guiding the discussion is that the conceived mode of action between bodies is a general property exhibited by the model of a current physical theory. The study is rich in primary material, and carefully documented throughout; it fulfills a long-felt need for a thorough and careful treatment of this subject.--B. J. H.

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