The Machinery of the Universe: Mechanical Conceptions of Physical Phenomena

"The Machinery of the Universe: Mechanical Conceptions of Physical Phenomena" by A. E. (Amos Emerson) Dolbear is a late 19th-century exploration of physics and astronomy that champions mechanical explanations for physical occurrences, particularly the changes of energy and the interplay of matter and the ether. Contrasting old and new viewpoints on these ideas concerning forces, energy, and matter, the publication presents key figures like Newton. The book seeks to replace outdated metaphysical understandings with solid mechanical interpretations, suggesting everything can be understood through motion and energy interactions, setting up a careful look into matter and ether to lead into systematic analyses.