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It is the purpose of this booklet therefore, to bring within the scope of visualization, as nearly as possible, the very essence of relativity, and to state its principles in terms devoid of unfamiliar phrases and illustrations. The popular mind is not satisfied with vague statements, mathematical equations and formulæ. It calls for an explanation in words of every day usage, and where a technical term must be employed then a definition of that term in language simple and lucid. To meet these requirements without sacrificing scientific accuracy has been the earnest endeavor of the author. - Summary by William F. Hudgings
Narrator’s note: This book has been read as written although it contains several factual errors, e.g.: confusing photons with electrons and using an incomplete formula for acceleration due to gravity.
Narrator’s note: This book has been read as written although it contains several factual errors, e.g.: confusing photons with electrons and using an incomplete formula for acceleration due to gravity.
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
A Popular Explanation of the Einstein Theory
03:18 - Chapter 2
Introduction to Einstein and Universal Relativity
08:01 - Chapter 3
Concepts Versus Reality
04:05 - Chapter 4
Unlimited Choice of Reference Frames
07:06 - Chapter 5
Knowledge Broadens Many Concepts
06:43 - Chapter 6
Universe a Four-Dimensional Continuum
02:50 - Chapter 7
Time and Space Inseparable
05:13 - Chapter 8
Relativity and Its Effects
04:03 - Chapter 9
Mercury’s Perihelion
04:58 - Chapter 10
The Universal Unit
05:44 - Chapter 11
Motion and Contraction
04:26 - Chapter 12
“Absolute Length” Fictitious
03:06 - Chapter 13
The Special Theory of Relativity
04:42 - Chapter 14
Laws of Nature Not Unalterable
03:53 - Chapter 15
Paradoxical Behavior of Light
07:20 - Chapter 16
Electronic Structure of Matter
04:28 - Chapter 17
Michelson-Morley Experiment
08:28 - Chapter 18
Simultaneity a Meaningless Term
02:14 - Chapter 19
The General Principle of Relativity
07:20 - Chapter 20
Gravitation and Inertia
06:37 - Chapter 21
Non-Euclidean Geometry
03:34 - Chapter 22
Time as a Fourth Dimension
05:52 - Chapter 23
Geometry with a Physical Meaning
07:08 - Chapter 24
The Background of Gravitation
06:43