Introducing Relativity, 3rd Edition
A Graphic Guide
$25.71
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
5 February 2009
Summary
It is now more than a century since Einstein’s theories of Special and General Relativity began to revolutionise our view of the universe. Beginning with the speed of light and proceeding to explorations of space-time and curved spaces, Introducing Relativity plots a visually accessible course through the thought experiments that have given shape to contemporary physics. Scientists from Newton to Hawking add their unique contributions to this story, as we encounter Einstein’s astounding visio…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848310575 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1848310579 |
| Author: | Bruce Bassett, Ralph Edney |
| Publisher: | Icon Books |
| Imprint: | Icon Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 5 February 2009 |
| Weight: | 159g |
| Dimensions: | 168mm x 118mm x 13mm |
| Series: | Introducing... |
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About The Author
Bruce Bassett
Bruce Bassett is a cosmologist and lecturer at the University of Cape Town and the South African Astronomical Observatory. Ralph Edney trained as a mathematician, and has worked as a teacher, journalist, illustrator and political cartoonist. He has illustrated a number of Introducing titles.
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