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100 1 _aEinstein, Albert,
_d1879-1955
245 1 4 _aThe Principle of Relativity
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-12-14
508 _aRichard Tonsing, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.)
520 _a"The Principle of Relativity" by Albert Einstein and H. Minkowski is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work compiles several foundational papers on the theory of relativity, including significant contributions from both Einstein and Minkowski, thereby marking a pivotal advancement in physics. The main focus is on the principles that govern the behavior of moving bodies and the nature of space and time, reshaping our understanding of physics and the universe as a whole. The opening of this seminal text presents a historical introduction that traces the evolution of scientific thought regarding the concept of ether and its relationship to light and electromagnetic phenomena. It recounts experimental failures that challenged traditional views, such as the Michelson-Morley experiment, which sought to detect Earth's motion through the ether but yielded null results. This section sets the stage for the introduction of relativity, discussing how these past investigations led to a need for a new theoretical framework, culminating in the bold assertions that would characterize Einstein's groundbreaking theories. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aRelativity (Physics)
700 1 _aMinkowski, H.
_q(Hermann),
_d1864-1909
700 1 _aMahalanobis, P. C.
_q(Prasanta Chandra),
_d1893-1972
700 1 _aBose, Satyendranath,
_d1894-1974
700 1 _aSaha, Meghnad,
_d1893-1956
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66944
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