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In What Respects are the Foundations of Classical Mechanics and of the Special Theory of Relativity Unsatisfactory?Ģ2. The Equality of Inertial and Gravitational Mass as an Argument for the General Postulate of RelativityĢ1.

Special and General Principle of RelativityĢ0. Part II: The General Theory of Relativityġ8.

Expereince and the Special Theory of Relativity The Hueristic Value of the Theory of Relativityġ6. The Behaviour of Measuring-Rods and Clocks in Motionġ3. On the Relativity of the Conception of Distanceġ2. The Apparent Incompatability of the Law of Propagation of Light with the Principle of Relativityġ0. The Theorem of the Addition of Velocities employed in Classical MechanicsĠ7. The Principle of Relativity (in the Restricted Sense)Ġ6. Physical Meaning of Geometrical PropositionsĠ3. In the words of Einstein: “The present book is intended, as far as possible, to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics.” The book is challenging at times but, when approached patiently, proves itself one of the most lucid explanations of Relativity to be found anywhere. In this book he brings a simplified form of his profound understanding of the subject to the layperson. Einstein’s theories shocked the world with their counterintuitive results, including the dissolution of absolute time. Special and General relativity explain the structure of space time and provide a theory of gravitation, respectively. This is an introduction to Einstein’s space-bending, time-stretching theory of Relativity, written by the master himself. Download cover art Download CD case insert Relativity: The Special and General Theory