Relativity: The Special and General Theory
by Albert Einstein
Publisher: Methuen & Co Ltd 1924
ISBN/ASIN: 9569569069
Number of pages: 56
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How better to learn the Special Theory of Relativity and the General Theory of Relativity than directly from their creator, Albert Einstein himself? In Relativity: The Special and the General Theory, Einstein describes the theories that made him famous, illuminating his case with numerous examples and a smattering of math.
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