| Relativity: The Special and General Theory Contributor(s): Lawson, Robert W. (Translator), Einstein, Albert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1494944790 ISBN-13: 9781494944797 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $9.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Gravity - History - Philosophy | Metaphysics |
| Dewey: 530.11 |
| Lexile Measure: 1540 |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.57 lbs) 198 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Relativity: The Special and the General Theory began as a short paper and was eventually published as a book written by Albert Einstein with the aim of giving: . . . an exact insight into the theory of relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics. - from the Preface It was first published in German in 1916 and later translated into English in 1920. It is divided into 3 parts, the first dealing with special relativity, the second dealing with general relativity and the third dealing with considerations on the universe as a whole. There have been many versions published since the original in 1916, the latest in December, 2011. The work has been labeled by whom?] unique in that it gives readers an insight into the thought processes of one of the greatest minds of the 20th century. |
