{"product_id":"2026100007946-secondhand-physics-philosophy","title":"Physics \u0026 Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Poor. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning and foxing. Markings: Previous owner. Binding condition: Aged but intact. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the intersection of scientific inquiry and metaphysical wonder, Sir James Jeans presents one of the twentieth century's most celebrated meditations on the nature of reality. Physics and Philosophy argues that the discoveries of modern physics — quantum mechanics, wave theory, and the behaviour of subatomic particles — have irrevocably shattered the deterministic, mechanical worldview inherited from Newton, forcing science to confront questions once reserved for philosophers and theologians. Jeans guides the reader from the classical certainties of the physical world into the strange probabilistic realm of the quantum, where observation itself shapes reality and the boundary between the observer and the observed dissolves entirely.\n\nThroughout this landmark work, Jeans illustrates with rare clarity how the language of mathematics may be the only true grammar of the universe, famously suggesting that the cosmos resembles a great thought more than a great machine. Writing with the authority of a distinguished astronomer and mathematician, he bridges the gap between specialist and layman, making profound ideas not merely accessible but genuinely thrilling. For anyone who has ever asked what lies beneath the surface of the physical world, Physics and Philosophy remains an essential and deeply unsettling invitation to look again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130699194587,"sku":"2026100007946-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/7889cc77-ea7b-44ab-addf-b0620ba2c1cf.png?v=1786588829","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100007946-secondhand-physics-philosophy","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}