Einstein's jury : the race to test relativity / / Jeffrey Crelinsten
| Einstein's jury : the race to test relativity / / Jeffrey Crelinsten |
| Autore | Crelinsten Jeffrey |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, New Jersey ; ; Oxfordshire, England : , : Princeton University Press, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (431 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.11 |
| Soggetto topico |
Relativity (Physics)
Astrophysics - History - 20th century Physics - History - 20th century Astronomy - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-691-17107-6
1-4008-4967-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- TABLES -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- NOTATION CONVENTION FOR ANGULAR MEASURE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- PART ONE: 1905-1911 Early Encounters with Relativity -- CHAPTER ONE. Einstein and the World Community of Physicists and Astronomers -- CHAPTER TWO. Astronomers and Special Relativity: The First Publications -- PART TWO: 1911-1919 Astronomers Encounter Einstein -- CHAPTER THREE. The Early Involvement, 1911-1914 -- CHAPTER FOUR. The War Period, 1914-1918 -- CHAPTER FIVE. 1919: A Year of Dramatic Announcement -- CHAPTER SIX. Men of Science Agog -- PART THREE: 1920-1925 Astronomers Put Einstein to the Test -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Tackling the Solar Redshift Problem -- CHAPTER EIGHT. More Eclipse Testing -- CHAPTER NINE. Emergence of the Critics -- CHAPTER TEN. The Debate Intensifies -- PART FOUR: 1925-1930 Final Acceptance -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Relativity Triumphs -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Silencing the Critics -- EPILOGUE. The Emergence of Relativistic Cosmology -- FINAL REFLECTIONS -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453082203321 |
Crelinsten Jeffrey
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| Princeton, New Jersey ; ; Oxfordshire, England : , : Princeton University Press, , 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Einstein's jury : the race to test relativity / / Jeffrey Crelinsten
| Einstein's jury : the race to test relativity / / Jeffrey Crelinsten |
| Autore | Crelinsten Jeffrey |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, New Jersey ; ; Oxfordshire, England : , : Princeton University Press, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (431 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.11 |
| Soggetto topico |
Relativity (Physics)
Astrophysics - History - 20th century Physics - History - 20th century Astronomy - History - 20th century |
| ISBN |
0-691-17107-6
1-4008-4967-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- TABLES -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- NOTATION CONVENTION FOR ANGULAR MEASURE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- PART ONE: 1905-1911 Early Encounters with Relativity -- CHAPTER ONE. Einstein and the World Community of Physicists and Astronomers -- CHAPTER TWO. Astronomers and Special Relativity: The First Publications -- PART TWO: 1911-1919 Astronomers Encounter Einstein -- CHAPTER THREE. The Early Involvement, 1911-1914 -- CHAPTER FOUR. The War Period, 1914-1918 -- CHAPTER FIVE. 1919: A Year of Dramatic Announcement -- CHAPTER SIX. Men of Science Agog -- PART THREE: 1920-1925 Astronomers Put Einstein to the Test -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Tackling the Solar Redshift Problem -- CHAPTER EIGHT. More Eclipse Testing -- CHAPTER NINE. Emergence of the Critics -- CHAPTER TEN. The Debate Intensifies -- PART FOUR: 1925-1930 Final Acceptance -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Relativity Triumphs -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Silencing the Critics -- EPILOGUE. The Emergence of Relativistic Cosmology -- FINAL REFLECTIONS -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790630503321 |
Crelinsten Jeffrey
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| Princeton, New Jersey ; ; Oxfordshire, England : , : Princeton University Press, , 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Einstein's jury : the race to test relativity / / Jeffrey Crelinsten
| Einstein's jury : the race to test relativity / / Jeffrey Crelinsten |
| Autore | Crelinsten Jeffrey |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, New Jersey ; ; Oxfordshire, England : , : Princeton University Press, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (431 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.11 |
| Soggetto topico |
Relativity (Physics)
Astrophysics - History - 20th century Physics - History - 20th century Astronomy - History - 20th century |
| ISBN |
0-691-17107-6
1-4008-4967-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- TABLES -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- NOTATION CONVENTION FOR ANGULAR MEASURE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- PART ONE: 1905-1911 Early Encounters with Relativity -- CHAPTER ONE. Einstein and the World Community of Physicists and Astronomers -- CHAPTER TWO. Astronomers and Special Relativity: The First Publications -- PART TWO: 1911-1919 Astronomers Encounter Einstein -- CHAPTER THREE. The Early Involvement, 1911-1914 -- CHAPTER FOUR. The War Period, 1914-1918 -- CHAPTER FIVE. 1919: A Year of Dramatic Announcement -- CHAPTER SIX. Men of Science Agog -- PART THREE: 1920-1925 Astronomers Put Einstein to the Test -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Tackling the Solar Redshift Problem -- CHAPTER EIGHT. More Eclipse Testing -- CHAPTER NINE. Emergence of the Critics -- CHAPTER TEN. The Debate Intensifies -- PART FOUR: 1925-1930 Final Acceptance -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Relativity Triumphs -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Silencing the Critics -- EPILOGUE. The Emergence of Relativistic Cosmology -- FINAL REFLECTIONS -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807094603321 |
Crelinsten Jeffrey
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| Princeton, New Jersey ; ; Oxfordshire, England : , : Princeton University Press, , 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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