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Relativity Simply Explained

Categorie	Algemeen wetenschap
Boeknummer	#351734-ZB17
Titel	Relativity Simply Explained
Auteur	Gardner, Martin
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Mineaola, NY : Dover
Jaar van uitgave	1997
ISBN10	0486293157
ISBN13	9780486293158
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, numerous illustrations in colour, 8vo
Samenvatting	Since the publication of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity in 1905, the discovery of such astronomical phenomena as quasars, pulsars, and black holes &; all intimately connected to relativity &; has provoked a tremendous upsurge of interest in the subject. This volume, a revised version of Martin Gardner's earlier Relativity for the Million, brings this fascinating topic up to date. Witty, perceptive, and easily accessible to the general reader, it is one of the clearest and most entertaining introductions to relativity ever written. Mr. Gardner offers lucid explanations of not only the special and general theories of relativity, but of the Michelson-Morley experiment, gravity and spacetime, Mach's principle, the twin paradox, models of the universe, and other topics. A new ... (Lees verder)Postscript, examining the latest developments in the field, and specially written for this edition, is also included. The clarity of the text is especially enhanced by the brilliant graphics of Anthony Ravielli, making this "by far the best layman's account of this difficult subject." &; Christian Science Monitor.
Pagina's	179
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 8,00

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