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What is relativity? : an intuitive introduction to einstein's ideas, and why they matter

text What is relativity? : an intuitive introduction to einstein's ideas, and why they matter

Summary
It is common knowledge that if the Sun suddenly turned into a black hole, it would suck Earth and the rest of the planets into oblivion. Yet as bestselling author and astrophysicist Jeffrey Bennett points out, black holes don't suck. With that sim... Read more
Contents
Introduction-foreword : Einstein's life -- Getting started -- Voyage to a black hole -- Einstein's special theory of relativity -- Racing light -- Redefining space and time -- A new common sense -- Einstein's general theory of relativity -- Newton... Read more
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Columbia Univ Pr 2014

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 530.11 BEN in Adult Non-fiction Available

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