First published in 1922, this book represents the first attempt to popularise the more accessible aspects of Albert Einsteins general theory of relativity. Eschewing the mathematical components that put the theory beyond many peoples grasp, the author employs metaphorical examples and thought experiments to convey the fundamental ideas and assertions of one of physics most famous principles which remains the accepted description of gravitation more than a century after its first publication. This book will of interest to students of physics as an introductory basis to aid further study.
A Prefatorial Dialogue; Easy Lessons in Einstein Contradictory
Experiments The Conundrum of the Ages Paradoxes of Relativity Are You Sure of
Your Shape Introducing the Fourth Dimension Time as the Fourth Dimension A
Worms-Eye-View Turning Time Backward The Metaphysics of the Movies The
Egocentric Theory of the Universe Non-Euclidean Geometry Some Simple Examples
The Eclipse Observations Who is Einstein? How to Lose Weight A Substitute for
Gravity Mechanical Versus Mathematical Minds The Weight of Light Mutable
Theories and Stable Facts Scientific Versus Legal Laws Time, Space, and
Gravitation; Works on Einstein Theory
Edwin Emery Slosson was an American magazine editor, author, journalist and chemist. He was the first head of Science Service, and a notable popularizer of science.
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