Relativity: The Special and General Theory
by OpenStories
Original author: Albert Einstein
"Relativity: The Special and General Theory" by Albert Einstein is a popular science book published in German in 1916. Einstein wrote it to explain his revolutionary theories of relativity to readers without advanced mathematical training. The book explores special relativity, general relativity, and cosmology through thought experiments involving trains, light rays, and moving observers. It demonstrates how fundamental concepts like time, simultaneity, and mass-energy are not absolute but depend on one's frame of reference, challenging centuries of assumptions about the nature of space and time.
Relativity: The Special and General Theory, by Albert Einstein. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #30155.
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11 Chapters
- 1.Front Matter479 words
- 2.Preface252 words
- 3.Part I: The Special Theory of Relativity10,867 words
- 4.Section XIII: in connection with the experiment of Fizeau, the result of59 words
- 5.Section V: that all attempts of this nature led to a negative result1,386 words
- 6.Part II: The General Theory of Relativity10,804 words