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From classics that spotlight his immortal Special Theory of Relativity to eye-opening works about his impact on scholarship and culture, Dover offers a complete selection of books about the Swiss patent clerk who transformed a new century's scientific thinking.
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 Sidelights on Relativity
by Albert Einstein
Two influential essays: "Ether and Relativity" (1920) discusses its subjects' related properties; "Geometry and Experience" (1921) describes Euclidean or other geometric systems in connection with the concept of a finite universe.
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 Relativity and Its Roots
by Banesh Hoffmann
Entertaining, nontechnical demonstrations of the meaning of relativity theory trace development from basis in geometrical, cosmological ideas of the ancient Greeks, plus work by Kepler, Galileo, Newton, others. 1983 edition.
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| |  Elements of Relativity Theory
by D. F. Lawden
The basic concepts of relativity theory are conveyed through worked and unworked examples in this text, which requires only elementary algebra and emphasizes physical principles and concepts. 1985 edition.
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 Einstein Notebook
by Einstein
Einstein's image has become a virtual icon of modern science. An arresting photographic portrait of the physicist is featured on the cover of this pocket-sized notebook with 64 pages of ruled colored paper.
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| |  The Principle of Relativity
by Albert Einstein, Francis A. Davis
Eleven papers that forged the general and special theories of relativity include seven papers by Einstein, two by Lorentz, and one each by Minkowski and Weyl. 1923 edition.
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| Products in Einstein | | | | Einstein Notebook
by Einstein
Einstein's image has become a virtual icon of modern science. An arresting photographic portrait of the physicist is featured on the cover of this pocket-sized notebook with 64 pages of ruled colored paper.
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|  | Einstein's Legacy: The Unity of Space and Time
by Julian Schwinger
A Nobel Laureate relates the fascinating story of Einstein and relativity theory in well-illustrated, nontechnical terms, discussing the meaning of time, gravity and its effect on light, the curving of space-time, more.
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|  | Einstein: The Man and His Achievement
by G. J. Whitrow
In commentaries by Whitrow, W. B. Bonner, and D. W. Sciama, and reminiscences by H. A. Einstein, Bertrand Russell, and 23 others, Einstein's life and thought emerge vividly.
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|  | Einstein’s Theory of Relativity
by Max Born
Semi-technical account includes a review of classical physics (origin of space and time measurements, Ptolemaic and Copernican astronomy, laws of motion, inertia, more) and of Einstein's theories of relativity.
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| | Elements of Relativity Theory
by D. F. Lawden
The basic concepts of relativity theory are conveyed through worked and unworked examples in this text, which requires only elementary algebra and emphasizes physical principles and concepts. 1985 edition.
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|  | The Great Physicists from Galileo to Einstein
by George Gamow
The distinguished scientist and author traces the development of physics from the age of the ancient Greeks to modern particle physics, offering fascinating biographical and historical data. 136 illustrations.
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|  | Introduction to the Theory of Relativity
by Peter G. Bergmann
Comprehensive coverage of special theory (frames of reference, Lorentz transformation, more), general theory (principle of equivalence, more) and unified theory (Weyl's gauge-invariant geometry, more.) Foreword by Albert Einstein.
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| |  | The Philosophy of Space and Time
by Hans Reichenbach
A clear, penetrating exposition of developments in physical science and mathematics brought about by non-Euclidean geometries, including in-depth coverage of the foundations of geometry, theory of time, other topics.
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| | The Principle of Relativity
by Albert Einstein, Francis A. Davis
Eleven papers that forged the general and special theories of relativity include seven papers by Einstein, two by Lorentz, and one each by Minkowski and Weyl. 1923 edition.
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|  | Relativity Simply Explained
by Martin Gardner
One of the subject's clearest, most entertaining introductions offers lucid explanations of special and general theories of relativity, gravity, and spacetime, models of the universe, and more. 100 illustrations.
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| | Relativity and Its Roots
by Banesh Hoffmann
Entertaining, nontechnical demonstrations of the meaning of relativity theory trace development from basis in geometrical, cosmological ideas of the ancient Greeks, plus work by Kepler, Galileo, Newton, others. 1983 edition.
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| | Sidelights on Relativity
by Albert Einstein
Two influential essays: "Ether and Relativity" (1920) discusses its subjects' related properties; "Geometry and Experience" (1921) describes Euclidean or other geometric systems in connection with the concept of a finite universe.
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|  | Substance and Function & Einstein's Theory of Relativity
by Ernst Cassirer
Double-volume work features the establishment of a general philosophical system in which Einstein's theory of relativity is regarded as the natural progression of the motives inherent to mathematics and the physical sciences. 1923 edition.
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|  | The Theory of Relativity
by R. K. Pathria
Graduate-level text elaborates on physical ideas underlying relativity, examining special theory (space-time transformations, four-dimensional formulations, mechanics, optics, electromagnetism), and general theory (space-time continuum, gravitation, experiments, and relativistic cosmology). 1974 edition.
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| |  | The Universe and Dr. Einstein
by Lincoln Barnett
"The main ideas of the theory of relativity are extremely well presented," declared Albert Einstein in his foreword to this clear and readable exposition. 1957 edition.
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