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Relativity: The Special & the General Theory. A Popular Exposition
by Albert Einstein
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Bristol, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Methuen, London, 1921. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 12mo - over 6.75 - 7.75" tall. xvi + 138pp. Front hinge cracked. Spine cocked and faded. Endpapers browned, text block clean. Previous owner's signature in pencil. Edges foxed and browned. Covers slightly marked. Bump to top edge of both boards. Translated by Robert W. Lawson. Contains frontispiece. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science & Technology; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52096. .
Synopsis
The Nobel Prize-winning scientist's presentation of his landmark theoryAccording to Einstein himself, this book is intended "to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics." When he wrote the book in 1916, Einstein's name was scarcely known outside the physics institutes. Having just completed his masterpiece, The General Theory of Relativity—which provided a brand-new theory of gravity and promised a new perspective on the cosmos as a whole—he set out at once to share his excitement with as wide a public as possible in this popular and accessible book.*First time in Penguin Classics*New introduction by bestselling science author Nigel Calder
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- Bookseller
- Dreadnought Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52096
- Title
- Relativity: The Special & the General Theory. A Popular Exposition
- Author
- Albert Einstein
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Sixth Edition
- Publisher
- Methuen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- BZDB243 science, physics Science & Technology; Unbranded Albert Einstein Relativity: The Special & the General Theory. A Popular Exposition
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Glossary
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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