Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Editor's Foreword xi
4. The Ether Problem, the Mechanistic Worldview, and the Origins of the Theory of Relativity 1
5. Einstein’s Early Scientific Collaboration 83
6. Max Planck’s Philosophy of Nature and His Elaboration of the Special Theory of Relativity 125
7. The Concept of Particle Creation before and after Quantum Mechanics 161
8. Chemistry as a Branch of Physics: Laplace's Collaboration with Lavoisier 193
9. Mayer’s Concept of “Force”: The "Axis" of a New Science of Physics 277
10. Debates over the Theory of Solution: A Study of Dissent in Physical Chemistry in the English-Speaking World in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries 297
11. The Rise of Physics Laboratories in Britain 405
12. The Establishment of the Royal College of Chemistry: An Investigation of the Social Context of Early-Victorian Chemistry 437
13. Note on Contributors 487
14. IN MEMORIAM: Tetu Hirosige (1928-1975) 488