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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Chapters: People From Arnhem, Audrey Hepburn, Hendrik Lorentz, Truus Van Aalten, Andy Van Der Meyde, William Diender, William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, Benjamin Prins, Mirjam Melchers, Jeroen Boere, Eduard Van Beinum, Eugène Lacomblé, Victor Marijnen, See Siang Wong, Kenny Van Hummel, Caspar Netscher, Gerard Unger, Christoph Brouwer, Jonas Daniel Meijer, Marc Van Der Chijs, Nicky Hofs, Jan Janssonius, Mark Van Der Maarel, Johannes Elias Teijsmann, Jan Burgers, Willem Frederik Lamoraal Boissevain, Ineke Van Gent, Johnny Van Doorn, Egbert Myjer, Léon Hese, Bram Evers, Antonie Sminck Pitloo, Janus Henricus Donker Curtius, Theo Janssen, Willem Van de Sande Bakhuyzen, Marit Van Eupen, Evert Koops, Rini Coolen, Paulus Johannes Maria Maas, Jan Joseph Godfried Van Voorst Tot Voorst, Martin Laamers, Maarten Tjallingii, Antonie Kamerling, Willem Hesselink, Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz, Mart Smeets, Theo Bruins, Bernard Wagenaar, Jacobus Hoogveld, Lizzy Van Dorp, Goos Meeuwsen, Leo Peelen, Cees Van Espen, Guus Lutjens, Rudolf Jansen, Cornelis Van Eck, Thijs Waterink, Alette Pos, Linda Wagenmakers, Hans Van Zeeland, Otto Van Koppenhagen, Wilhelmus Bekkers, Antonius Van Loon, Marinus Van Rekum, Willem Van Loon, Hidde Van Beest, Willem Van Rekum, Johannes Hengeveld, Henk Janssen, Stadsregio Arnhem-Nijmegen, Rik Toonen, Ben Kniest, Ad Moolhuijzen, Ien Dales, Bart Bongers. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 222. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Audrey Hepburn (4 May 1929) 20 January 1993) was a British actress and humanitarian. Born in Ixelles, Belgium as Audrey Kathleen Ruston, Hepburn spent her childhood chiefly in the Netherlands, including German-occupied Arnhem, Netherlands, during the Second World War. She studied ballet in Arnhem and then moved to London in 1948, where she continue...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=52139 ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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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. ... Read more

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Poorly written, and suffers as a result.
This text was clearly written in an era when over wording or complex wording was apparently accepted as the norm.It's brief, and difficult to understand, but not because it needed to be that way.The author clearly doesn't know how to make his understanding comprehendable to the average reader.And the only thing I took away from the reading experience was that light can be manipulated by gravity.WooHoo, tell me something that I couldn't have learned from a cheesy sci-fi movie.

The author refers to space as "ether", in an attempt to explain what it is that the earth and other planetary bodies are moving through.In a more modern age, the idea doesn't make sense because space is empty, and Einstein being the genius he was didn't attempted to account for the "ether" while working on his theory.Lest we enter into a conversation about dark matter which is still a theoretical concept.Dark matter is believed to consume space in solar systems (which we've observed) that are too small to actually be a solar system.The idea being that dark matter while being completely invisible adds mass to these solar systems and thus keeps the planets in that system from flying out.So I suppose one could say that "ether" could be referring to an early concept of dark matter.But again, existence of dark matter is still unproven, and it makes me wonder if the astrophysicists who are observing these solar systems are accounting for the distance.After all, just because a solar system appears stable to an observer on earth, it could actually be far from the truth.Since the distance light travels to reach us is only a reflection of a past event, we cannot assume that what we observe through telescopes is representative of what's actually taking place in these distant solar systems.

Long story short, I think I'll check out the Wikipedia page on Einstein's Theory of Relativity.I'm sure it's somewhat comprehendable.Though to be fair, if it's written like the entry on Schrödinger's cat, I'll probably be just as lost.

Good Entry Point
This book is a nice, quick entry point for people looking to learn about Einstein's famous theory.

That being said, this should not be the only source of info you use to learn about the subject. As previously mentioned, this article is about 90 years old so there is newer material to be read. That being said I never see anything wrong with starting from the beginning and working your way forward.

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This very short book is sort of an abstract on Einstein's Theory of Relativity.Whether you're familiar, and especially if you are, about Physics and Nature's Laws of Motion, Gravity, etc...this is a worthwhile read for getting to know Einstein's theory as written by a friend physicist.It describes Einstein's theory and quashes your curiosity on the subject matter.

Short and concise, I picked up a few concepts that I was not truly aware of since grade school or high school...when I was actually enrolled in a science class.For instance, I always thought space is enveloped in a vacuum...meaning no air or nothing at all.It was not after reading this book that I was made re-aware of the gas ether as "light's medium"...or what the upper atmosphere consists of, hence the word ethereal (`not of this world).

Read further and you actually grasp the essence of the theory, said in the simplest possible way from a physicist's point of view.Right now though, I'd like to read more on the subject matter at hand...or perhaps more on Einstein himself.This is just good entry-point reading.

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I have alway love the theory of relativity. This is the basic from and really want to read more on the subject.A must read or at lest know of the theory. ... Read more

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Lorentz ether theory. History of Lorentz transformations, History of special relativity, History of general relativity, Hendrik Lorentz, Aether theories, Michelson?Morley experiment, Principle of relativity ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Peter Debye, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Jacobus Henricus Van 't Hoff, Hendrik Lorentz, Willem Einthoven, Pieter Zeeman, Christiaan Eijkman, Paul J. Crutzen, Nikolaas Tinbergen, Johannes Diderik Van Der Waals, Frits Zernike, Martinus J. G. Veltman, Nicolaas Bloembergen, Jan Tinbergen, Gerardus 't Hooft, Tjalling Koopmans, Simon Van Der Meer, Tobias Michael Carel Asser. Excerpt:Christiaan Eijkman Christiaan Eijkman (August 11, 1858, Nijkerk November 5, 1930, Utrecht ) was a Dutch physician and professor of physiology whose demonstration that Beriberi is caused by poor diet led to the discovery of vitamins . Together with Sir Frederick Hopkins , he received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine . Biography Early life and education Christiaan Eijkman was born on August 11, 1858, at Nijkerk , Netherlands as the seventh child of Christiaan Eijkman, the headmaster of a local school, and Johanna Alida Pool. A year later, in 1859, the Eijkman family moved to Zaandam , where his father was appointed head of a newly founded school for advanced elementary education. It was here that Christiaan and his brothers received their early education. In 1875, after taking his preliminary examinations, Eijkman became a student at the Military Medical School of the University of Amsterdam , where he was trained as a medical officer for the Netherlands Indies Army, passing through all his examinations with honours. From 1879 to 1881, he was an assistant of T. Place, Professor of Physiology , during which time he wrote his thesis On Polarization of the Nerves , which gained him his doctoral degree, with honours, on July 13, 1883. Career In 1883, Eijkman left Holland for The Indies , where he was made medical officer of health, first in Semarang , then later at Tjilatjap , a small village on the sout... ... Read more

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Lorentz Transformation, Hendrik Lorentz, Special relativity, Luminiferous aether, Minkowski space, Henri Poincare, Poincare group, Principle of relativity, Lorentz group ... Read more

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Length contraction, according to Hendrik Lorentz, is the physical phenomenon of a decrease in length detected by an observer in objects that travel at any non-zero velocity relative to that observer. This contraction (more formally called Lorentz contraction or Lorentz?Fitzgerald contraction) is usually only noticeable, however, at a substantial fraction of the speed of light; and the contraction is only in the direction parallel to the direction in which the observed body is travelling. This effect is negligible at everyday speeds, and can be ignored for all regular purposes. It is only when an object approaches greater speeds, that it becomes important. At a speed of 13,400,000 m/s, the length is observed to be 99.9% of the length at rest and at a speed of 42,300,000 m/s still 99%. An observer at rest viewing an object travelling very close to the speed of light would observe the length of the object in the direction of motion as very near zero. Among other reasons, this suggests that objects with mass cannot travel at the speed of light. ... Read more

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Chapters: Dutch Nuclear Physicists, Edsger W. Dijkstra, Christiaan Huygens, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Hendrik Lorentz, Paul Ehrenfest, Willem Hendrik Keesom, Abraham Pais, Pieter Zeeman, Walter de Heer, Cornelis Rudolphus Theodorus Krayenhoff, Cees Dekker, Hendrik Casimir, Johannes Diderik Van Der Waals, Frits Zernike, Eric Mazur, Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dirk Coster, Andre Geim, Wubbo Ockels, Karel Niessen, Nicolaas Bloembergen, Leonard Ornstein, George Eugene Uhlenbeck, Willem de Sitter, C. H. D. Buys Ballot, Carolyne M. Van Vliet, Peter Mazur, Dirk Reuyl, Gerardus 't Hooft, Samuel Abraham Goudsmit, Martin Van Marum, Willem 'sgravesande, Adriaan Fokker, Wander Johannes de Haas, Hugo Christiaan Hamaker, Hugo Tetrode, Hendrik Anthony Kramers, Pieter Rijke, Nicolaas Hartsoeker, Gerardus J. Sizoo, Simon Van Der Meer, Antonius Van Den Broek, Albert Polman, Erik Verlinde, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Peter Van Nieuwenhuizen, Johannes Bosscha, Aaldert Wapstra, Jan Burgers, Aldert Van Der Ziel, Pieter Kok, Jan Zaanen, Jona Oberski, Geertruida de Haas-Lorentz, Balthasar Van Der Pol, Jook Walraven, Dirk Ter Haar, Janwillem Van Den Berg, Hugo Rietveld, Hilbrand J. Groenewold, Robijn Bruinsma, Clemens C. J. Roothaan, Dirk Polder, Jos Engelen, Johannes Petrus Kuenen, Hajo Meyer, Stefan Rozental, Carlo Beenakker, Bert Broer, Frans Michel Penning, Carel S. Scholten, Hessel de Vries, Arend Joan Rutgers, Herman Verlinde, Jan Smit, Willem Vos, Arie Andries Kruithof, Daan Frenkel, Bernard de Wit, Gerrit Jan Van Ingen Schenau, Hendricus Stoof. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 285. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:Aaldert Hendrik Wapstra Aaldert Hendrik Wapstra (24 April 1923 - 2 December 2006, Naarden ) was a Dutch physicist .Wapstra became a full professor in 1955 at the department of experimental physics at the Technische Hogeschool, now the Te... ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Edsger W. Dijkstra, Christiaan Huygens, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Hendrik Lorentz, Paul Ehrenfest, Willem Hendrik Keesom, Abraham Pais, Pieter Zeeman, Walter de Heer, Cornelis Rudolphus Theodorus Krayenhoff, Cees Dekker, Hendrik Casimir, Johannes Diderik Van Der Waals, Frits Zernike, Eric Mazur, Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dirk Coster, Andre Geim, Wubbo Ockels, Karel Niessen, Nicolaas Bloembergen, Leonard Ornstein, George Eugene Uhlenbeck, Willem de Sitter, C. H. D. Buys Ballot, Carolyne M. Van Vliet, Peter Mazur, Dirk Reuyl, Gerardus 't Hooft, Samuel Abraham Goudsmit, Martin Van Marum, Willem 'sgravesande, Adriaan Fokker, Wander Johannes de Haas, Hugo Christiaan Hamaker, Hugo Tetrode, Hendrik Anthony Kramers, Pieter Rijke, Nicolaas Hartsoeker, Gerardus J. Sizoo, Simon Van Der Meer, Antonius Van Den Broek, Albert Polman, Erik Verlinde, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Peter Van Nieuwenhuizen, Johannes Bosscha, Aaldert Wapstra, Jan Burgers, Aldert Van Der Ziel, Pieter Kok, Jan Zaanen, Jona Oberski, Geertruida de Haas-Lorentz, Balthasar Van Der Pol, Jook Walraven, Dirk Ter Haar, Janwillem Van Den Berg, Hugo Rietveld, Hilbrand J. Groenewold, Robijn Bruinsma, Clemens C. J. Roothaan, Dirk Polder, Jos Engelen, Johannes Petrus Kuenen, Hajo Meyer, Stefan Rozental, Carlo Beenakker, Bert Broer, Frans Michel Penning, Carel S. Scholten, Hessel de Vries, Arend Joan Rutgers, Herman Verlinde, Jan Smit, Willem Vos, Arie Andries Kruithof, Daan Frenkel, Bernard de Wit, Gerrit Jan Van Ingen Schenau, Hendricus Stoof. Excerpt: Christiaan Huygens, FRS (English pronunciation: , Dutch: ; 14 April 1629 8 July 1695) was a prominent Dutch mathematician, astronomer, physicist, horologist, and writer of early science fiction. His work included early telescopic studies elucidating the nature... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=42127 ... Read more

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Chapters: Audrey Hepburn, Hendrik Lorentz, Truus Van Aalten, Andy Van Der Meyde, William Diender, William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, Benjamin Prins, Mirjam Melchers, Jeroen Boere, Eduard Van Beinum, Eugène Lacomblé, Victor Marijnen, See Siang Wong, Kenny Van Hummel, Caspar Netscher, Gerard Unger, Christoph Brouwer, Jonas Daniel Meijer, Marc Van Der Chijs, Nicky Hofs, Jan Janssonius, Mark Van Der Maarel, Johannes Elias Teijsmann, Jan Burgers, Willem Frederik Lamoraal Boissevain, Ineke Van Gent, Johnny Van Doorn, Egbert Myjer, Léon Hese, Bram Evers, Antonie Sminck Pitloo, Janus Henricus Donker Curtius, Theo Janssen, Willem Van de Sande Bakhuyzen, Marit Van Eupen, Evert Koops, Rini Coolen, Paulus Johannes Maria Maas, Jan Joseph Godfried Van Voorst Tot Voorst, Martin Laamers, Maarten Tjallingii, Antonie Kamerling, Willem Hesselink, Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz, Mart Smeets, Theo Bruins, Bernard Wagenaar, Jacobus Hoogveld, Lizzy Van Dorp, Goos Meeuwsen, Leo Peelen, Cees Van Espen, Guus Lutjens, Rudolf Jansen, Cornelis Van Eck, Thijs Waterink, Alette Pos, Linda Wagenmakers, Hans Van Zeeland, Otto Van Koppenhagen, Wilhelmus Bekkers, Antonius Van Loon, Marinus Van Rekum, Willem Van Loon, Hidde Van Beest, Willem Van Rekum, Johannes Hengeveld, Henk Janssen, Rik Toonen, Ben Kniest, Ad Moolhuijzen, Ien Dales, Bart Bongers. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 233. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Audrey Hepburn (4 May 1929) 20 January 1993) was a British actress and humanitarian. Born in Ixelles, Belgium as Audrey Kathleen Ruston, Hepburn spent her childhood chiefly in the Netherlands, including German-occupied Arnhem, Netherlands, during the Second World War. She studied ballet in Arnhem and then moved to London in 1948, where she continued to train in ballet and worked as a photographe...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=52139 ... Read more