
The Road to Relativity
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This richly annotated facsimile edition of "The Foundation of General Relativity" introduces a new generation of readers to Albert Einstein's theory of gravitation. Written in 1915, this remarkable document is a watershed in the history of physics and an enduring testament to the elegance and precision of Einstein's thought. Presented here is a beautiful facsimile of Einstein's original handwritten manuscript, along with its English translation and an insightful page-by-page commentary that places the work in historical and scientific context. Hanoch Gutfreund and Jürgen Renn's concise introduction traces Einstein's intellectual odyssey from special to general relativity, and their essay "The Charm of a Manuscript" provides a delightful meditation on the varied afterlife of Einstein's text. Featuring a foreword by John Stachel, this handsome edition also includes a biographical glossary of the figures discussed in the book, a comprehensive bibliography, suggestions for further reading, and numerous photos and illustrations throughout.
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- Frontmatter, pg. i
- CONTENTS, pg. vii
- A Brief Note on the Publication of this Work, pg. xi
- Foreword, pg. xiii
- Preface, pg. xvii
- The Charm of a Manuscript, pg. 1
- Einstein's Intellectual Odyssey to General Relativity, pg. 7
- The Annotated Manuscript, pg. 37
- Notes on the Annotation Pages, pg. 141
- Postscript: The Drama Continues . . ., pg. 149
- A Chronology of the Genesis of General Relativity and its Formative Years, pg. 159
- Physicists, Mathematicians, and Philosophers Relevant to Einstein's Thinking, pg. 165
- Further Reading, pg. 179
- English Translation of "The Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity", pg. 183
- English Translation of "Hamilton's Principle and the General Theory of Relativity", pg. 227
- Index, pg. 233
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