The Principle of Relativity

2015 Reprint of 1923 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This collection of original papers on the special and general theories of relativity is an unabridged translation of the 4th edition of Das Relativitatsprinzip together with a revised edition of an additional paper by H. A. Lorentz. The book constitutes an indispensable part of a library on relativity Nature. It is really a thrill to read again the original papers by these giants School Science and Mathematics. Warmly recommended Quarterly of Applied Mathematics.CONTENTS:I. Michelson's Interference Experiment by H. A . Lorentz. II. Electromagnetic Phenomena in a System Moving with any Velocity Less than that of Light by H. A . Lorentz. III. On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies by A. Einstein. IV. Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon its Energy-Content? by A. Einstein. V. Space and Time by H. Minkowski. VI. On the Influence of Gravitation on the Propagation of Light by A. Einstein. VII. The Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity by A. Einstein. VIII. Hamilton's Principle and the General Theory of Relativity by A. Einstein. IX. Cosmological Considerations on the General Theory of Relativity by A. Einstein. X. Do Gravitational Fields Play an Essential Part in the Structure of the Elementary Particles of Matter? by A. Einstein. XI. Gravitation and Electricity by H. Weyl.