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How Einstein Created Relativity out of Physics and Astronomy
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Book chapters
pp. 3
Galileo Discovers Inertia & the Relativity of Motion
pp. 9
Einstein’s First Famous Thought Experiment
pp. 15
Einstein: From Zürich to Bern & the Annus Mirabilis
pp. 25
Converge, Convert, & Conserve: Physics Before Einstein
pp. 43
Einstein 1905: The Theory of Relativity Is Born
pp. 49
The Michelson-Morley Muddle
pp. 55
What Does the Theory Predict?
pp. 67
From Railroad Time to Space-Time
pp. 77
1911: The Paradox About Time
pp. 79
Is the Theory True Today?
pp. 85
Galileo Discovers How Bodies Fall
pp. 89
1907: Einstein’s Second Famous Thought Experiment
pp. 97
Enter, Mach’s Principle; or, Seduced by an Idea
pp. 103
Einstein’s Epic Intellectual Journey: 1907 to 1915
pp. 113
1916: The Great Summation Paper on General Relativity
pp. 121
1920: Year of Fame, Year of Infamy
pp. 127
1922: What is Time? Bergson Versus Einstein … and The Prize
pp. 137
1931: Einstein’s First Visit to Caltech
pp. 143
Is the Theory True Today?
pp. 149
Cosmological Conundrums and Discoveries Since Newton
pp. 159
Einstein 1917: Modern Cosmology Is Born
pp. 165
Three Challenges to Einstein’s Cosmic Model
pp. 171
1931: Caltech, Again; Einstein Meets Hubble
pp. 179
Cosmology Since 1931: Highlights and Episodes
pp. 195
Roots of, and Routes Toward, Unification
pp. 199
1931: Caltech, Once More
pp. 207
Exit, Mach; or, the Perils of Positivism
pp. 215
The Quest…and the Quarrel Over Quanta
pp. 231
Legacy: From Pariah to Posthumous Prophet
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