ABC of Relativity

by Bertrand Russell; Bertrand Rus

• ISBN13: 9780415473828
• ISBN10: 0415473829
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781134026845
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2009-04-09
• Publisher: Routledge
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Summary

First published in 1925, Bertrand Russell's ABC of Relativitywas 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 general readership. One of the most definitive reference guides of its kind, and written by one of the twentieth century's most influential philosophers, ABC of Relativitycontinues to be as relevant today as it was on first publication.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

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 Graviation

Mass, Momentum, Energy, and Action

The Expanding Universe

Conventions and Natural Laws

The Abolution of 'Force'

What is Matter?

Physical Consequences

Index

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