Relativity: the special and the general theory

Description: A modern reprint of a 1920 classic: the English translation of Einstein's attempt to explain his theory to a non-specialist audience with a few diagrams, a bit of algebra and a smidge of geometry. Confusingly, Methuen & Company, Ltd, publisher of the first English translation, called later printings of this work new editions, even when there had been no changes to the text except, possibly, for the publisher’s ads in the back matter. Other reprint publishers treated Methuen's designation inconsistently, compounding the confusion about its publication history. Einstein, Albert (1879-1955) translated by Robert W[illiam] Lawson (ca.1889-1960) Relativity: the special and the general theory / a popular exposition authorised English translation from the 3rd edition of Über die spezielle und die allgemeine relativitätstheorie (Braunschweig: Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn Verlag, 1918) and first published in London by Methuen & Company, Ltd. and in New York by Henry Holt & Company, Inc. in 1920 this edition includes appendix V added in 1952 near the end of Einstein’s life Einstein's portrait and Appendix III on experimental confirmation did not appear in the German edition his paper on general relativity was first published in Annalen der Physik 354 (7): 769–822 as Die Grundlage der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie in 1916. Publication — New York: Wings Books · [distributed by Outlet Book Company, Inc. · a Random House company], ©1961 expanded hard cover reprint edition, later printing. Physical — small 8º black spine lettering on coral buckram in matching black and red lettered dust jacket, with a mid-century photo portrait of the author by Karsh of Ottawa on the front and Struck’s 1920 sketch of him on the rear spine tail bumped else fine a handsome modern reprint of the 1920 English translation in a very good dust jacket--now protected by a new, clear mylar wrap 8¼ ✕ 5¾ ✕ ¾" (21.0 ✕ 13.3 ✕ 1.9 cm) 10.4oz (295gm) 8½" (22cm) minimum shelving [1 frontis.]+x+[1 portrait sketch]+164pp. B/W illustrations: frontispiece: photo of the author, 1949 by Camera Press, London charcoal sketch of the author, 1920 by Hermann Struck four diagrams bibliography: p.158-159 index: p.160-164. IDs — ISBN: 978‑0‑517‑02961‑9 Library of Congress: 21‑3897 OCLC: 496 685 410 760 001 605 Classification — Library of Congress: QC15.E5 1921 Dewey: 511.6 BISG Subject Code: sci061000 · Science / Physics / Relativity Subjects — General relativity Special relativity Astronomy Cosmology Metaphysics Physics Science Non-fiction.

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