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• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Dedication Page
• Author
• Preface to the Paperback Edition
• Introduction
• Einstein as a Missionary of Science
• Einstein’s Booklet: Relativity: The Special and the General Theory
• Preface
• Part I: The Special Theory of Relativity
• 1. Physical Meaning of Geometrical Propositions
• 2. The System of Co-ordinates
• 3. Space and Time in Classical Mechanics
• 4. The Galileian System of Co-ordinates
• 5. The Principle of Relativity (in the Restricted Sense)
• 6. The Theorem of the Addition of Velocities Employed in Classical Mechanics
• 7. The Apparent Incompatibility of the Law of Propagation of Light with the Principle of Relativity
• 8. On the Idea of Time in Physics
• 9. The Relativity of Simultaneity
• 10. On the Relativity of the Conception of Distance
• 11. The Lorentz Transformation
• 12. The Behaviour of Measuring-Rods and Clocks in Motion
• 13. Theorem of the Addition of the Velocities. The Experiment of Fizeau
• 14. The Heuristic Value of the Theory of Relativity
• 15. General Results of the Theory
• 16. Experience and the Special Theory of Relativity
• 17. Minkowski’s Four-Dimensional Space
• Part II: The General Theory of Relativity
• 18. Special and General Principle of Relativity
• 19. The Gravitational Field
• 20. The Equality of Inertial and Gravitational Mass as an Argument for the General Postulate of Relativity
• 21. In What Respects Are the Foundations of Classical Mechanics and of the Special Theory of Relativity Unsatisfactory?
• 22. A Few Inferences from the General Principle of Relativity
• 23. Behaviour of Clocks and Measuring-Rods on a Rotating Body of Reference
• 24. Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Continuum
• 25. Gaussian Co-ordinates
• 26. The Space-Time Continuum of the Special Theory of Relativity Considered as a Euclidean Continuum
• 27. The Space-Time Continuum of the General Theory of Relativity Is Not a Euclidean Continuum
• 28. Exact Formulation of the General Principle of Relativity
• 29. The Solution of the Problem of Gravitation on the Basis of the General Principle of Relativity
• Part III: Considerations on the Universe as a Whole
• 30. Cosmological Difficulties of Newton’s Theory
• 31. The Possibility of a “Finite” and Yet “Unbounded” Universe
• 32. The Structure of Space According to the General Theory of Relativity
• Appendixes
• 1. Simple Derivation of the Lorentz Transformation (Supplementary to Section 11) (1918)
• 2. Minkowski’s Four-Dimensional Space (“World”) (Supplementary to Section 17) (1918)
• 3. The Experimental Confirmation of the General Theory of Relativity (1920)
• 4. The Structure of Space According to the General Theory of Relativity (Supplementary to Section 32) (1946)
• 5. Relativity and the Problem of Space (1953)
• A Reading Companion: Thirteen Commentaries
• Physics and Geometry (§§ 1–2)
• Mechanics and Space (§§ 3–6)
• Light Propagation and Time (§§ 7–9)
• Light Propagation and Space (§§ 10–12 and Appendix 1)
• Physics in Relativistic Space and Time (§§ 13–16)
• The World of Four Dimensions (§ 17 and Appendix 2)
• From Special to General Relativity
• Gravitation and Inertia (§§ 18–21)
• Acceleration, Clocks, and Rods (§§ 22–23)
• Gravitation and Geometry (§§ 24–27)
• Gravitation and General Relativity (§§ 28–29)
• The Challenge of Cosmology (§§ 30–32 and Appendix 4)
• The Relation between Theory and Experiment (Appendix 3)
• The Changing Concept of Space (Appendix 5)
• A History and Survey of Foreign-Language Editions
• The English Translation
• The French Translation
• The Italian Translation
• The Spanish Translation
• The Russian Translation
• The Chinese Translation
• The Japanese Translation
• The Polish Translation
• The Czech Translation
• The Hebrew Translation
• Concluding Remarks
• Appended Documents
• A Letter from Walther Rathenau to Einstein
• A Sample Page of Einstein’s Handwriting
• Manuscript of Appendix 3 of the Booklet
• Further Reading
• Index