English

Universal Physical Constants

The stern academical title of the book is somewhat misguiding tor this is, in fact, a fresh and exciting account of physics, tracing its experimental and conceptual development from the ancient Greeks up to the present day. In thorough studies and heated scientific controversies, it was through the endeavours of many remarkable men that the profound physical significance of the universal physical constants was revealed, sometimes with a complete revision of old views and formation of new physical disciplines. O. P. Spiridonov’s Universal Physical Constants appears to be the first book, both in the USSR and abroad, to be specifically concerned with a systematic discussion of the constants. A “case history” is given for each of them. In telling the story, the author places strong emphasis on logical continuity and the lucidity of his style is never achieved at the expense of scientific strictness. The book was translated from Russian by Yevgeni Strelchenko and was first published by Mir in 1986. Contents Preface (5) PROLOGUE Milestones of Physics (9) FIRST STORY Strength and Weakness of a Giant or the Tale of Gravitational Constant (14). Gravitation (15). Grandeur of Genius (17). Gra

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