Description: The Meaning of Relativity - 3rd Rev Edition, Albert Einstein, 1950, Princeton. - 5.5 x 8.15 inches approx.; 691 pages followed by 2-pg map; hdbk. Wikipedia: The Meaning of Relativity: Four Lectures Delivered at Princeton University, May 1921 is a book published by Princeton University Press in 1922 that compiled the 1921 Stafford Little Lectures at Princeton University, given by Albert Einstein. The lectures were translated into English by Edwin Plimpton Adams. The lectures and the subsequent book were Einstein's last attempt to provide a comprehensive overview of his theory of relativity and is his only book that provides an accessible overview of the physics and mathematics of general relativity. Einstein explained his goal in the preface of the book's German edition by stating he "wanted to summarize the principal thoughts and mathematical methods of relativity theory" and that his "principal aim was to let the fundamentals in the entire train of thought of the theory emerge clearly". - 2nd edition (1945) Einstein added an appendix to update the book.- 3rd edition (1950) Revised to include "The Generalized Theory of Gravitation". Condition: Good Condition or better for this famous text on physics. Cover shows some tanning, light stains... moisture and soiling. Owner name mostly erased from inside front cover. Hinges/binding are tight/strong. No apparent age-tanning to paper, which remains supple/strong. Interior is all clean...no creases, tears, marks, or stains. Book is sturdy for normal use.
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