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- catalog abstract "Using simple examples from everyday life, an Einstein scholar offers entertaining, nontechnical demonstrations of the meaning of relativity theory. Starting with the geometrical and cosmological ideas of the ancient Greeks, the author traces the theoryʼs development from its basis in work by Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Faraday, Maxwell, and other scientists. Easily understood analogies and numerous instructive diagrams make this volume ideal for those with no math or science background.".
- catalog contributor b11115499.
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description "Using simple examples from everyday life, an Einstein scholar offers entertaining, nontechnical demonstrations of the meaning of relativity theory. Starting with the geometrical and cosmological ideas of the ancient Greeks, the author traces the theoryʼs development from its basis in work by Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Faraday, Maxwell, and other scientists. Easily understood analogies and numerous instructive diagrams make this volume ideal for those with no math or science background.".
- catalog extent "161 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0486406768 (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications,".
- catalog subject "530.11 21".
- catalog subject "QC173.52 .H63 1999".
- catalog subject "Relativity (Physics) History.".
- catalog title "Relativity and its roots / Banesh Hoffmann.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".