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ABC of relativity /

First published in 1925, Bertrand Russell's ABC of Relativity was considered a masterwork of its time, contributing significantly to the mass popularisation of science. Authoritative and accessible, it provides a remarkable introductory guide to Einstein's theory of Relativity for a genera...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Russell, Bertrand
Format: Printed Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY : Routledge, 2009.
Schriftenreihe:Routledge classics
Schlagworte:
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Touch and sight : the earth and the heavens
  • What happens and what is observed
  • The velocity of light
  • Clocks and foot-rules
  • Space-time
  • The special theory of relativity
  • Intervals in space-time
  • Einstein's law of gravitation
  • Proofs of Einstein's law of gravitation
  • Mass, momentum, energy, and action
  • The expanding universe
  • Conventions and natural laws
  • The abolition of "force"
  • What is matter?
  • Philosophical consequences.