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Albert Einstein
Francis A. Davis
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ISBN: 0486600815
Page Count: 216
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 1/2
Here are the 11 papers that forged the general and special theories of relativity: seven papers by Einstein, plus two papers by Lorentz and one each by Minkowski and Weyl. "A thrill to read again the original papers by these giants." — School Science and Mathematics. 1923 edition.

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