The curious history of relativity :
Eisenstaedt, Jean, 1940-
The curious history of relativity : how Einstein's theory of gravity was lost and found again / Jean Eisenstaedt ; translated by Arturo Sangalli. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2006. - ix, 363 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Translation of: Einstein et la relativité générale.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-360) and index.
Foreword -- Introduction : a difficult theory -- speed of light and classical physics -- Light and the structure of space-time -- Toward a new theory of gravitation -- Einstein's principles -- birth of general relativity -- General relativity : a physical geometry -- Relativity verified : Mercury's anomaly -- Relativity verified : the deflection of light rays -- Relativity verified : the line shift -- crossing of the desert -- unpopular theory -- rejection of black holes -- Paths in Schwarzschild's space-time -- No ordinary stars -- Gravitation, astrophysics, and cosmology -- Afterword : The paths of general relativity -- Bibliography -- Name index. 1. The 2. 3. 4. 5. The 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. The 11. An 12. The 13. 14. 15.
9780691118659 (hbk.) 0691118655 (hbk.)
2006926977
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
General relativity (Physics)
Space and time.
Algemene relativiteitstheorie.
Wetenschapsdynamica.
History of science - Nuclear physics - 20th century.
QC173.6 / .E4213 2006
The curious history of relativity : how Einstein's theory of gravity was lost and found again / Jean Eisenstaedt ; translated by Arturo Sangalli. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2006. - ix, 363 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Translation of: Einstein et la relativité générale.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-360) and index.
Foreword -- Introduction : a difficult theory -- speed of light and classical physics -- Light and the structure of space-time -- Toward a new theory of gravitation -- Einstein's principles -- birth of general relativity -- General relativity : a physical geometry -- Relativity verified : Mercury's anomaly -- Relativity verified : the deflection of light rays -- Relativity verified : the line shift -- crossing of the desert -- unpopular theory -- rejection of black holes -- Paths in Schwarzschild's space-time -- No ordinary stars -- Gravitation, astrophysics, and cosmology -- Afterword : The paths of general relativity -- Bibliography -- Name index. 1. The 2. 3. 4. 5. The 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. The 11. An 12. The 13. 14. 15.
9780691118659 (hbk.) 0691118655 (hbk.)
2006926977
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
General relativity (Physics)
Space and time.
Algemene relativiteitstheorie.
Wetenschapsdynamica.
History of science - Nuclear physics - 20th century.
QC173.6 / .E4213 2006