Relativity: A Very Short Introduction

Relativity: A Very Short Introduction

2008 • 129 pages

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Einstein's theory of relativity shattered the world of physics - replacing Newtonian ideas of space and time with bizarre and counterintuitive conclusions: a world of slowing clocks and stretched space, black holes and curved space-time. This Very Short Introduction explores and explains the theory in an accessible and understandable way.

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Very Short Introductions is a 228-book series with 251 primary works first released in 1915 with contributions by Mary Beard, John Henderson, and Damien Keown.


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Not good as audiobook Author references lots of diagrams from books

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