The Einstein Theory of Relativity A Concise Statement

"The present book is intended, as far as possible, to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics." -Albert Einstein Table of Contents: NOTE Introduction THE EINSTEIN THEORY OF RELATIVITY THE EARTH AS A MOVING CAR EINSTEIN'S DEPARTURE NEW SYSTEM OR COORDINATES DEFLECTION OF LIGHT DIFFICULTY EXAGGERATED "Whether it is true or not that not more than twelve persons in all the world are able to understand Einstein's Theory, it is nevertheless a fact that there is a constant demand for information about this much-debated topic of relativity. The books published on the subject are so technical that only a person trained in pure physics and higher mathematics is able to fully understand them. In order to make a popular explanation of this far-reaching theory available, the present book is published. "Professor Lorentz is credited by Einstein with sharing the development of his theory. He is doubtless better able than any other man--except the author himself--to explain this scientific discovery." (from the Preface)