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The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 6 – The Berlin Years – Writings, 1914–1917. (Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, 6)
Albert Einstein
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hardcover. Presents Albert Einstein's writings from his arrival in Berlin in the spring of 1914 to take up his new position at the Prussian Academy of Sciences through the end of 1917. This book contains papers describing Einstein's experimental investigation, a study of Ampere's molecular currents, which he carried out with the Dutch physicist W J de Haas. Editor(s): Kox, A. J.; Klein, Martin J. (Professor of History of Science, Yale University, USA); Schulmann, Robert. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 650 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1514.
Presented in this volume are Albert Einstein's writings from his arrival in Berlin in the spring of 1914 to take up his new position at the Prussian Academy of Sciences through the end of 1917. During these years he completed the general theory of relativity--the relativistic theory of gravitation--and this was surely the high point of his scientific life. His writings on relativity in this volume range from general treatments of the theory to detailed calculations of specific consequences and his first attempt at a relativistic account of cosmology. They also include his popular exposition of the special and general ... Read more
Presented in this volume are Albert Einstein's writings from his arrival in Berlin in the spring of 1914 to take up his new position at the Prussian Academy of Sciences through the end of 1917. During these years he completed the general theory of relativity--the relativistic theory of gravitation--and this was surely the high point of his scientific life. His writings on relativity in this volume range from general treatments of the theory to detailed calculations of specific consequences and his first attempt at a relativistic account of cosmology. They also include his popular exposition of the special and general ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Language
German
Number of pages
650
Condition
New
Series
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein
Number of Pages
650
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691010861
SKU
V9780691010861
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About Albert Einstein
A. J. Kox teaches history of science at the University of Amsterdam. Martin J. Klein is Professor of the History of Science at Yale University and Senior Editor of The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Robert Schulmann is Assistant Professor of History at Boston University.
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