The principle of relativity; original papers

1920·12.6 MB·English

by  Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955

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ORIGINAL PAPERS
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TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH
BY
M. N. SAHA AND S. N. BOSE
lecturers on physics and applied jiathematics
Univebsity College of Science, Calcutta Univeksity
WITH A HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION
BY
MAHALANOBIS
P. C.
professor of physics, presidency college, CALCU-
PUBLISHED BY THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA
1920
Sole Agents
CAMBRAY
R. &: CO.
PRINTED BY ATULCHANDRA BHATTACHAKYYA,
AT THE CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY PRE3B. SENATE HOUSE. CALCUTTA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
1. Historical Introduction i-xxiii
[By Mr. P. C. Mahalanobis.]
2. On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies... 1-34
[Einstein's first paper on the restricted
Theory of Relativity, originally pub-
lished in the Annalen der Physik in
1905, Translated from the original
German by Dr. Meghnad Saha.]
3. Albreeht Einstein 35-39
[A short biographical note by Dr.
Meghnad Saha.]
4. Principle of Relativity 1-52
[H. Minkowski's original paper on the
restricted Principle of Relativity first
published in 1909. Translated from
the original German by Dr. Meghnad
Saha.]
5. Appendix to the above by H. Minkowski ... 53-88
[Translated by Dr. Meghnad Saha.]
6. The Generalised Principle of Relativity 89-l()3
[A. Einstein's second paper on the Genera-
lised Principle first published in 1916.
Translated from the orijjina] German
by Mr. Satyendranath Bose.]
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