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Reprint of the great physicist's most revolutionary writings, The Special Theory... and The General Theory... together with Considerations on the universe as a whole. Books for College Libraries, 3d ed. cites this work, originally published in 1920, by H. Holt. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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This book, a collection of Einstein's own popular writings on his work, describes the meaning of his main theories in a way virtually everyone can understand.

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He was unfathomably profound - the genius among geniuses who discovered, merely by thinking about it, that the universe was not as it seemed.

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In 1905 Albert Einstein published the most famous equation of all time, E=mc?, and the universe was transformed overnight. But how many of us have even a clue what Einstein's theories of relativity actually mean, let alone about their significance for understanding the nature of space, time and the world in which we live? These are undoubtedly some of the most complex thoughts ever to emerge from the human mind and Einstein's inestimable genius extends to an ability to present his ideas cogently. Written expressly with the mathematically shy in mind - in the hope that it would dispel any mystery and provide 'a few happy hours of suggestive thought' - Relativity is a surprisingly accessible work. Published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Einstein's great achievement, it is the essential guide to one of the most fundamental discoveries of modern science. 192 Pages; Portrait frontispiece; Size 9�" x 5�".

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He was unfathomably profound - the genius among geniuses who discovered, merely by thinking about it, that the universe was not as it seemed.

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ISBN: 1400661099
Publisher: Folio Society, The
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Table of Contents

	Preface
Pt. I	The Special Theory of Relativity
1	Physical Meaning of Geometrical Propositions	3
2	The System of Co-ordinates	6
3	Space and Time in Classical Mechanics	10
4	The Galileian System of Co-ordinates	12
5	The Principle of Relativity (in the Restricted Sense)	14
6	The Theorem of the Addition of Velocities Employed in Classical Mechanics	18
7	The Apparent Incompatibility of the Law of Propagation of Light with the Principle of Relativity	20
8	On the Idea of Time in Physics	23
9	The Relativity of Simultaneity	27
10	On the Relativity of the Conception of Distance	30
11	The Lorentz Transformation	32
12	The Behaviour of Measuring-Rods and Clocks in Motion	37
13	Theorem of the Addition of Velocities. The Experiment of Fizeau	40
14	The Heuristic Value of the Theory of Relativity	44
15	General Results of the Theory	46
16	Experience and the Special Theory of Relativity	51
17	Minkowski's Four-dimensional Space	56
Pt. II	The General Theory of Relativity
18	Special and General Principle of Relativity	61
19	The Gravitational Field	65
20	The Equality of Inertial and Gravitational Mass as an Argument for the General Postulate of Relativity	68
21	In what Respects are the Foundations of Classical Mechanics and of the Special Theory of Relativity Unsatisfactory?	72
22	A Few Inferences from the General Principle of Relativity	75
23	Behaviour of Clocks and Measuring-Rods on a Rotating Body of Reference	79
24	Euclidean and non-Euclidean Continuum	83
25	Gaussian Co-ordinates	87
26	The Space-Time Continuum of the Special Theory of Relativity Considered as a Euclidean Continuum	91
27	The Space-Time Continuum of the General Theory of Relativity is not a Euclidean Continuum	94
28	Exact Formulation of the General Principle of Relativity	97
29	The Solution of the Problem of Gravitation on the Basis of the General Principle of Relativity	100
Pt. III	Considerations on the Universe as a Whole
30	Cosmological Difficulties of Newton's Theory	107
31	The Possibility to a "Finite" and yet "Unbounded" Universe	110
32	The Structure of Space according to the General Theory of Relativity	115
App. 1	Simple Derivation of the Lorentz Transformation [Supplementary to Section 11]	117
App. 2	Minkowski's Four-dimensional Space ("World") [Supplementary to Section 17]	124
App. 3	The Experimental Confirmation of the General Theory of Relativity	126
App. 4	The Structure of Space according to the General Theory of Relativity [Supplementary to Section 32]	136
App. 5	Relativity and the Problem of Space	139
	Bibliography	159
	Index	161

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