The foundations of Einstein's theory of gravitation

Chapter 1: THE FOUNDATIONS OF EINSTEIN'S THEORY OF GRAVITATION

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An accessible exposition of the conceptual and observational foundations of the general theory of relativity, written for readers conversant with scientific reasoning. It traces how the finite speed of light and laboratory and astronomical experiments challenged older ether ideas, how Riemannian geometry reframes gravitation as spacetime curvature, and how empirical tests and observations were devised and interpreted to assess the theory's predictions.

THE FOUNDATIONS OF
EINSTEIN'S THEORY OF
GRAVITATION

ERWIN FREUNDLICH

DIRECTOR OF THE EINSTEIN TOWER

WITH A PREFACE BY

ALBERT EINSTEIN

TRANSLATED FROM THE FOURTH GERMAN EDITION,
WITH TWO ESSAYS, BY

HENRY L. BROSE

CHRIST CHURCH, OXFORD

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY

H. H. TURNER, D.Sc., F.R.S.

SAVILIAN PROFESSOR OF ASTRONOMY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

WITH FIVE DIAGRAMS

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E. P. DUTTON AND COMPANY
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