جزییات کتاب
The book comprises of the translation of two Planck essays: 'Physikalische Gesetzlichkeit im Lichte neuerer Forschung (1926) and 'Das Weltbild der neuen Physik' (1929).The first edition of the English version was originally published in 1931. This is also the edition on which the source scan is based.The book is part of a 5 volumes [UL] 'series' of Max Planck's essays on the philosophy of physics available in English on P2P venues. In approximate chronological order, the 'series' comprises of:1. Earlier than 1922: A Survey of Physical Theory [orig Ger. ed. 1922; 1st En. ed. 1925; used ed. repr. 1960 or later n.d.]File: Planck Philosophical Essays in English P2P Custom ed. Vol. 1. Earlier than 1922 [A Survey of Physical Theory][UL]2. Later than 1922, earlier than 1933: The Philosophy of Physics [orig. Ger. ed. 1933; 1st En. ed. 1936; used ed. repr. 1963]File: Planck Philosophical Essays in English P2P Custom ed. Vol. 2. Later than 1922, Earlier than 1933 [The Philosophy of Physics][UL]3. 1926, 1929: The Universe in the Light of Modern Physics [orig. Ger. ed. 1926, 1929; 1st En. ed. & used ed. 1931]File: Planck Philosophical Essays in English P2P Custom ed. Vol. 3. 1926, 1929 [The Universe in the Light of Modern Physics][UL]4. Earlier than 1932: Where Is Science Going? [orig. Ger. ed. undetermined; 1st En. ed. & used ed. 1932]File: Planck Philosophical Essays in English P2P Custom ed. Vol. 4. Earlier than 1932 [Where Is Science Going][UL]5. 1947, 1948: Scientific Autobiography And Other Papers [orig. Ger. eds. 1947, 1949; 1st En ed. 1950; used ed. n.d.]File: Planck Philosophical Essays in English P2P Custom ed. Vol. 5. 1947, 1949 [Scientific Autobiography And Other Papers][UL]A single-file version of all 5 books (filename "Planck's Philosophical Essays in English P2P Custom ed. Vols. 1-5 [1908-1948][UL]") is available only as html.The volumes of this 'series' are all available on Library Genesis in html, epub and pdf. For ease of identification, the 'edition' field is marked 'Planck Philosophical Essays in English P2P Custom Ed Vx [UL]'.For details, see the 'About' section of the respective epub or html files (for pdfs, 'Properties' for an abridged information).
درباره نویسنده
ماکس کارل ارنست لودویگ پلانک (به آلمانی: Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck) (زاده ۲۳ آوریل ۱۸۵۸ - درگذشته ۴ اکتبر ۱۹۴۷) یکی از مهمترین فیزیکدانان آلمان در سده ۱۹ میلادی و اوایل سده ۲۰ بود.