''Forces and Fields'' '':The concept of Action at a Distance in the history of physics'' (1961) is a book by Mary B. Hesse, published by Philosophical library.

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''Forces and Fields'' has eleven chapters. The first ten chapters consist of 5 or more sections. The eleventh, 2 sections. These chapters are titled The Logical Status of Theories, The Primitive Analogies, Mechanism in Greek Science, The Greek Inheritance, The Corpuscular Philosophy, The Theory of Gravitation, Action at a Distance, The Field Theories, The theory of Relativity, Modern Physics, and The Metaphysical Framework of Physics.

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1961 non-fiction books Books about the history of science Philosophy of science books {{science-philo-stub

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