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    The Einstein Theory of Relativity A Concise Statement
    The Einstein Theory of Relativity A Concise Statement
    The Einstein Theory of Relativity A Concise Statement
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    The Einstein Theory of Relativity A Concise Statement

    By H. A. (Hendrik Antoon) Lorentz

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    Release dateJan 1, 2009
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    • 1/5
      This tiny book is an attempt at explaining Einstein's theory of relativity, but if you're considering picking it up in the hopes of understanding the subject matter, there are many many better resources. I'm not sure if it's due to the dry academic style, the inherently difficult nature of the subject, or the intervening time imposing a communication barrier, but this book is almost entirely impenetrable. Good thing it's only 38 pages.The book itself is rather amateurishly published and edited as well - or should I say, published and not edited at all, as there are weird page breaks and word-breaks clearly left in from the source material, which is very distracting.
    • 3/5
      This book is more about Einstein than about the Theory.

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    The Einstein Theory of Relativity A Concise Statement - H. A. (Hendrik Antoon) Lorentz

    The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Einstein Theory of Relativity, by H.A. Lorentz.

    This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net

    Title: The Einstein Theory of Relativity

    Author: H.A. Lorentz.

    Release Date: February 2004 [EBook Number: 11335]

    Language: English (U.S.).

    Character set encoding: UTF-8.

    The Einstein Theory of Relativity

    A Concise Statement

    by

    Prof. H.A. Lorentz of the University of Leyden

    Copyright, 1920page 5

    Note

    Whether it is true or not that not more than twelve persons in all the world are able to understand Einstein's Theory, it is nevertheless a fact that there is a constant demand for information about this much-debated topic of relativity. The books published on the subject are so technical that only a person trained in pure physics and higher mathematics is able to fully understand them. In order to make a popular explanation of this far-reaching theory available, the present book is published.

    Professor Lorentz is credited by Einstein with sharing the development of his theory. He is doubtless page 6better able than any other man—except the author himself—to explain this scientific discovery.

    The publishers wish to acknowledge their indebtedness to the New York Times, The Review of Reviews and The Athenaeum for courteous permission to reprint articles from their pages. Professor Lorentz's article appeared originally in The Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant of November 19, 1919. page 7

    Introduction

    The action of the Royal Society at its meeting in London on November 6, in recognizing Dr. Albert Einstein's theory of relativity has caused a great stir in scientific circles on both sides of the Atlantic. Dr. Einstein propounded his theory nearly fifteen years ago. The present revival of interest in it is due to the remarkable confirmation which it received in the report of the observations made during the sun's eclipse of last May to determine whether rays of light passing close to the sun are deflected from their course.

    The actual deflection of the rays that was discovered by the astronomers page 8was precisely what had been predicted theoretically by Einstein many years since. This striking confirmation has led certain German scientists to assert that no scientific discovery of such importance has been made since Newton's theory of gravitation was promulgated. This suggestion, however, was put aside by Dr. Einstein himself when he was interviewed by a correspondent of the New York Times at his home in Berlin. To this correspondent he expressed the difference between his conception and the law of gravitation in the following terms:

    "Please imagine the earth removed, and in its place suspended a box as big as a room or a whole house, and inside a man naturally page 9floating in the center, there being no force whatever pulling him. Imagine, further, this box being, by a rope or other contrivance, suddenly jerked to one

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