Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970.

ABC of relativity / A B C of relativity Bertrand Russell. - New York, NY : Routledge, 2009. - xvii, 150 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. - Routledge classics .

Originally published: A B C of relativity. London : George Allen & Unwin, 1925. Includes index.

Touch and sight : the earth and the heavens -- What happens and what is observed -- The velocity of light -- Clocks and foot-rules -- Space-time -- The special theory of relativity -- Intervals in space-time -- Einstein's law of gravitation -- Proofs of Einstein's law of gravitation -- Mass, momentum, energy, and action -- The expanding universe -- Conventions and natural laws -- The abolition of "force" -- What is matter? -- Philosophical consequences.

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Relativity (Physics)

QC6 / .R8 2009

530.11 / RUS