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100 1 _aEddington, Arthur Stanley, Sir,
_d1882-1944
245 1 4 _aThe theory of relativity and its influence on scientific thought
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aThe Romanes lecture, 1922
500 _aRelease date is 2023-03-12
508 _aLaura Natal Rodrigues (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.)
520 _a"The theory of relativity and its influence on scientific thought" by Eddington is a scientific publication delivered as the Romanes Lecture in 1922. The book discusses the revolutionary implications of Einstein's theories of relativity on our understanding of space and time, marking a significant shift in scientific thought from a geocentric to a more abstract and relativistic perspective. In this lecture, Eddington explains how Einstein's theories challenge long-held notions of fixed frames of reference, asserting that the measurements of space and time are relative to the observer’s motion. He elaborates on concepts such as the FitzGerald contraction and how they arise from the need to view physical phenomena without the distortions imposed by our earthly point of view. By illustrating the relativity of physical laws and the geometry of the universe, Eddington emphasizes the profound impact of Einstein's work on fields like mechanics and gravitation, arguing that a new understanding of the four dimensions of space-time reshapes not only physics but also our broader comprehension of existence in the cosmos. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: The Clarendon Press, 1922
653 _aRelativity (Physics)
653 _aScience -- Philosophy
830 0 _aThe Romanes lecture, 1922
856 4 _uhttps://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100590769
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70272
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