A. B. C. of Relativity [ABC of Relativity].
by Russell, Bertrand; Pirani, Felix (editor)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1958. Revised ed.. Hardback small, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), grey-coloured top edge, figures, sticker & old price marks front flyleaf, minor foxing endpapers, minimal foxing some pages, edges & pages lightly toned, minor edgewear jacket (small edge tears, faint toning reverse side, spine little faded, rear cover lightly toned, flap price-clipped), shop sticker front pastedown, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. 139 pp. Revised edition (1958) of a book by Bertand Russell initially published in 1925. The basic principles of relativity (Albert Einstein) have not changed since then, but its applications have been extended, and some revision was necessary for this edition. Chapter 11 has been rewritten, and a number of other passages have been altered to agree with present knowledge.
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27301
- Title
- A. B. C. of Relativity [ABC of Relativity].
- Author
- Russell, Bertrand; Pirani, Felix (editor)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- philosophy, physical sciences, physics, relativity, einstein
- Bookseller catalogs
- PHILOSOPHY & SKEPTICISM;
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Bookhome Sydney
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Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
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