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By far the best layman's account of this difficult subject.--Christian Science Monitor.
Since the publication of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity in 1905, the discovery of such astronomical phenomena as quasars, pulsars, and black holes--all intimately connected to relativity--has provoked a tremendous upsurge of interest in the subject.
This volume, a revised version of Martin Gardner's earlier Relativity for the Million, brings this fascinating topic up to date. Witty, perceptive, and easily accessible to the general reader, it is one of the clearest and most entertaining introductions to relativity ever written. Mr. Gardner offers lucid explanations of the special and general theories of relativity as well as the Michelson-Morley experiment, gravity and spacetime, Mach's principle, the twin paradox, models of the universe, and other topics. A new Postscript, examining the latest developments in the field, and specially written for this edition, is also included. The clarity of the text is especially enhanced by the brilliant graphics of Anthony Ravielli.
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- Title Relativity Simply Explained
- Author Martin Gardner
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 192
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dover Publications, Mineola, NY, U.S.A.
- Date 1997-03
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780486293158 / 0486293157
- Weight 0.59 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 8.54 x 5.42 x 0.48 in (21.69 x 13.77 x 1.22 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Relativity (Physics)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96028034
- Dewey Decimal Code 530.14
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