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Born
Born in Chirlitz-Turas, Moravia, Austrian Empire. Now Brno-Chrlice, Czech Republic.
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“Ernst Mach.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ernst-Mach. -
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Education
Ernst March was educated at home, in 1855 enter at the University of Vienna at the age of 17. Mach received his doctorate in physics in 1860. Source
“Home.” Famous Scientists, https://www.famousscientists.org/ernst-mach/. -
Mach's Band
During the 1860's research, Ernst March, discovered the physiological phenomenon that consist on the tendency of the human eye to see bright dark bands close to the borderline between areas with different illuminations. This physiological phenomenon is known as The March's Band.
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“Ernst Mach.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ernst-Mach. -
Mach’s principle
Mach principle hypothesis, helped to developed Einstein relativity theory. Mach hypothesis that the inertial forces that a body experience are determine by the quantity and distribution of matter in the universe.
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“Mach's Principle.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/science/Machs-principle. -
The Mach Number
The supersonic flow measurement or Mach number is" the ratio of the velocity of a fluid to the velocity of sound in that fluid" (Britannica, 2021). The Mach number measure the ratio of the velocity of an object to the velocity of sound.
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“Ernst Mach.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ernst-Mach. -
Analysis of Sensations
in 1886 Mach developed the Analysis of Sensations, Mach determine that external stimulation such as color, sound, temperature, etc; are connected with one another in many ways, and those states are associates with the disposition of the mind, feelings, and desires. Mach argument that all knowledge derives from sensation.
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“The Analysis of Sensations.” The Analysis of Sensations, http://depts.washington.edu/vienna/documents/Mach/Mach_analysis_of_sensations.htm. -
Died
Passed away on February 19, 1916 in Harr, Germany.
Source:
Pojman, Paul. “Ernst Mach.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 3 Mar. 2019, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ernst-mach/#MacBan.