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" ABC of relativity / "
Bertrand Russell ; with an introduction by Peter Clark.
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BL
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628197
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B C of relativity
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| Main Entry
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Russell, Bertrand,1872-1970
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ABC of relativity /\ Bertrand Russell ; with an introduction by Peter Clark.
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Routledge classics.
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xvii, 150 pages :: illustrations ;; 20 cm.
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9780415473828
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: 0415473829
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: 9780203875476
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: 0203875478
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Originally published: A B C of relativity. London : George Allen & Unwin, 1925.
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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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.
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As relevant today as it was on first publication, the ABC of Relativity is a masterwork of scientific popularisation and an accessible introduction to Einstein?s theory of relativity.
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Relativity (Physics)
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530.11
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QC6.R8 2009
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A B C of relativity
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