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Relativity: The Special and General Theory

Relativity: The Special and General Theory

Albert Einstein 1 episodes Nov 7, 2026

This is an introduction to Einstein’s space-bending, time-stretching theory of Relativity, written by the master himself. Special and General relativity explain the structure of space time and provide a theory of gravitation, respectively. Einstein’s theories shocked the world with their counterintuitive results, including the dissolution of absolute time. In this book he brings a simplified form of his profound understanding of the subject to the layperson.

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Sidelights on Relativity-Albert Einstein
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Prelude-William Wordsworth
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General Principle of Relativity In Its Philosophical and Historical Aspect-Herbert Wildon Carr
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