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The conceptual changes brought by modern physics are important, radical and fascinating, yet they are only vaguely understood by people working outside the field. Exploring the four pillars of modern physics – relativity, quantum mechanics,…

REPRINT of the original work of 1849 Excerpt from the conclusion (p.29) “… The errors, numerous as we have seen them to be, are ye generally the consequence rather of superficial investigation than of anything worse.  The only exception which we ae…

Boek over voornamelijk de planeten Jupiter en Saturnus en hun onderlinge manen. Fraai fotomateriaal in kleur, afkomstig van de laatste generatie satellieten en telescopen, is bijeengebracht. Een zorgvuldig afgewogen en goed passend stuk informatie…

Remarkable Discoveries shows how scientists have made great discoveries that have pushed back the frontiers of knowledge and have changed the way we look at the world. Frank Ashall, scientist and writer, takes us on a magical mystery tour of eighteen…

From the age of Galileo until the early years of the 20th century, scientists grappled with seemingly insurmountable paradoxes inherent in the theories of classical physics. With the publication of Albert Einstein's "special" and "general" theories…

A Basic Introduction Ta-Pei Cheng Abstract Einstein's general theory of relativity is introduced in this advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate level textbook. Topics include special relativity, the principle of equivalence, Riemannian…

Perfect for those interested in physics but who are not physicists or mathematicians, this book makes relativity so simple that a child can understand it. By replacing equations with diagrams, the book allows non-specialist readers to fully…

First formulated in the early years of the 20th century, Einstein's theories of relativity overturned long-held concepts of space and time. They provided a radically new way of looking at the physical world and explanations for many questions…

In this fascinating, accessible introduction to one of the most revolutionary developments in modern physics, Einstein scholar Banesh Hoffmann recounts the successive insights that led to both the special and general theories of relativity. Using…