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The Theory of Space, Time and Gravitation – Fock

In this post we will see the book The Theory of Space, Time and Gravitation by V. A. Fock. About the book The aim of this book is threefold. Firstly, we intended to give a text-book on Relativity Theory and … Continue reading

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Can You Chip In?

Please consider donating to The Internet Archive if you can! Sorry for the long hiatus in posting over last few months. We will begin with new posts in the new year, have several new titles to post! Till then hold … Continue reading

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The Magic of Galaxies and Stars – Gurevich, Chernin

In this post, we will see the book The Magic of Galaxies and Stars L. E. Gurevich and A. D. Chernin About the book This book is ideal for those who wish to start learning about the intriguing modem concepts of … Continue reading

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The Forces of Nature – Grigoryev, Myakishev

In this post we, will see the  book The Forces of Nature by V. Grigoryev and G. Myakishev. About the book: This book is a popular description of the unity of the forces of nature for the general reader. At present, … Continue reading

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Albert Einstein’s Philosophical views and the Theory of Relativity – Gribanov

In this post, we will see the book Albert Einstein’s Philosophical Views and the Theory of Relativity by D. P. Gribanov. This book aims to bring out the place and role of philo­sophical science in the creation of the theory … Continue reading

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Einstein and the philosophical problems of 20th-century physics

In this post, we will see the book Einstein and the philosophical problems of 20th-century physics. Many interesting articles are present in the book which would interest a physicist as well as students of history and philosophy of science. About the book: … Continue reading

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Mechanics and Theory of Relativity – Matveev

In this post we will see a book by A. N. Matveev titled Mechanics and Theory of Relativity. About the book: This is the first volume (second Russian edition) of a course on general physics (the second, third and fourth … Continue reading

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In the Search for Beauty – Smilga

In an earlier post we have seen a wonderful book on special relativity titled Relativity and Man by V. Smilga. In that post, it was pointed out another book by this wonderful author titled In theSearch for Beauty, which has … Continue reading

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Space Time Gravitation – Vladimirov, Mitskiévich, Horský

However, the main difference between this and other popularizations is the third chapter, in which the authors try get to grips with subjects such as cosmological singularities, generalizations of Einstein’s gravitational theory, the quantization of gravitational fields, and the dimensionality … Continue reading

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The Relativistic Theory of Gravitation – Logunov, Mestvirishvili

The gravitational field is constructed as a physical field in the spirit of Faraday and Maxwell, and this field has energy, momentum, and spins 2 and 0. In this post we see book titled The Relativistic Theory of Gravitation by … Continue reading

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