Soon after the publication of Einstein's special and general theories of relativity in 1905 and 1915, they received attention from a wide variety of British scholars (astronomers, physicists, mathematicians and philosophers). That reaction varied from deep acceptance (as was the case of Arthur Eddington) to straightforward opposition. This book analyzes those reactions, which involved a large number of important scientists as well as philosophers, like Bertrand Russell. The study will cover from the 1910s till the 1960s, when the work of a group of relativists centered in Cambridge (Sciama and Hawking) and London (Bondi, Pirani and Penrose) made a new, fresh approach to general relativity.
By:
Jose M Sanchez-ron (Universidad Autonoma De Madrid Spain & Real Academia Espanola Spain) Imprint: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Country of Publication: Singapore ISBN:9789811200281 ISBN 10: 9811200289 Pages: 300 Publication Date:05 June 2025 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active