Ebook: A Survey of Physical Theory [a.k.a. A Survey of Physics]

The book is a compilation of Max Planck's essays based on an original German collection from 1922, published as 'Physikalische rundblicke. Gesammelte reden und aufsätze'.
The first edition of the English version was originally published in 1925 as 'A Survey of Physics', and reprinted by Dover since 1960 under the title 'A Survey of Physical Theory'. The edition on which the source scan is based is not dated, and subsequent to 1960.

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.

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