Antique 1923 Albert Einstein The Principle of Relativity Publisher Presentation

by Albert Einstein, H.A. Lorentz, H. Minkowski

$1,150 · Offered by eBay

First edition

See photos. Comes from an immaculately clean non-smoking home. In good+++ condition. Spine is faded. Boards are nice, bumped corners. Inside, pages are clear and clean. No writing inside other than name in front. Some light foxing on pages next to boards. First English edition. Well taken care of. Publisher's eight-page ads at rear. Seller Lot #24084. First English language edition, first impression of Einstein's first popular treatment of relativity. Einstein's general theory of relativity, "one of history's most imaginative and dramatic revisions of our concepts about the universe" was completed in a frenzy of work at the end of 1915 (Isaacson, Einstein: His Life and Universe, p. 223). This important translation, apart from being the first English edition, also contains new text written by Einstein specially for this edition; Appendix III, The Experimental Confirmation of the General Theory of Relativity. Einstein's work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science. Einstein is best known in popular culture for his mass-energy equivalence formula E = mc 2 (which has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation"). He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his "services to theoretical physics", in particular his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect, a pivotal step in the evolution of quantum theory. Listed shipping costs are for the lower 48 (USA) states. For the Eastern US, there is a strong possibility that you will get it with 2 or 3 day

• Publisher: Methuen & Co.
• Year: 1923
• Condition: Good

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