Jammer M. Concepts of Space: The History of Theories of Space in Physics

3rd, enld. ed. - New York: Dover press, 1993. — 295 p.The study surveys the concept of space from the standpoint of historical development, including space in antiquity, Judeo-Christian ideas about space, Newton’s concept of absolute space, space from 18th century to the present. Extensive new chapter reviews changes in philosophy of space since publication of second edition (1969). Numerous original quotations and bibliographical references. Foreword by Albert Einstein.