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The physical foundations of general relativity

Title
The physical foundations of general relativity / by D.W. Sciama ; illustrations adapted by Joyce A. Lake.
Author
Sciama, D. W. (Dennis William), 1926-
Publication
Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1969.

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Description
viii, 104 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.
Series Statement
Science study series
Uniform Title
Science study series.
Subject
  • General relativity (Physics)
  • 33.21 relativity, gravitation
  • Algemene relativiteitstheorie
  • Relatividade E Gravitacao
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliographical footnotes.
Contents
The problem of inertia -- The sources of inertial forces -- The law of inertial induction -- The principle of equivalence -- The Einstein red shift -- Einstein's field equations -- The motion of light in the sun's gravitational field -- The motion of the planet in the sun's gravitational field -- The curvature of space-time.
LCCN
68014202
OCLC
  • ocm00414709
  • 414709
  • SCSB-308542
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library