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how technical is Einstein's book on relativity?
Looking for opinions from anyone who has read The Meaning of Relativity. I
collect books in fine bindings for my home library and found a very nice copy of The Meaning of Relativity on eBay below, but was wondering if a non-scientist would find it interesting. Or is it a bit too technical? If it's an interesting read, I think I'll bid on it. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=170057950676 |
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how technical is Einstein's book on relativity?
That's a very technical book- unless you know your tensor calculus you
may find yourself unable to follow the narrative. It's Einstein's collected lectures on Relativity that he delievred when he came to America, and was aimed at his fellow physicists. Einstein did write a book aimed at the educated layman entitled "Relativity: The Special and the General Theory ". My sister gave me a copy when I was in the 9th grade, and just learning algebra, and I did manage to make my way through it by the time I had a few more math classes. Alan Dillard wrote: Looking for opinions from anyone who has read The Meaning of Relativity. I collect books in fine bindings for my home library and found a very nice copy of The Meaning of Relativity on eBay below, but was wondering if a non-scientist would find it interesting. Or is it a bit too technical? If it's an interesting read, I think I'll bid on it. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=170057950676 |
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how technical is Einstein's book on relativity?
On 8 Dec 2006 08:24:03 -0800, "ke8yy" wrote:
Alan Dillard wrote: Looking for opinions from anyone who has read The Meaning of Relativity. I collect books in fine bindings for my home library and found a very nice copy of The Meaning of Relativity on eBay below, but was wondering if a non-scientist would find it interesting. Or is it a bit too technical? If it's an interesting read, I think I'll bid on it. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=170057950676 That's a very technical book- unless you know your tensor calculus you may find yourself unable to follow the narrative. It's Einstein's collected lectures on Relativity that he delievred when he came to America, and was aimed at his fellow physicists. Einstein did write a book aimed at the educated layman entitled "Relativity: The Special and the General Theory ". My sister gave me a copy when I was in the 9th grade, and just learning algebra, and I did manage to make my way through it by the time I had a few more math classes. Easton Press is a current publisher of "decorative" books designed to look good on the shelf. The editions published during Einstein's life were from Princeton University Press and were in your average academic publisher binding. The book has never gone out of print as far as I know. Bud -- The night is just the shadow of the Earth. |
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