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Published here in the original German and French, along with an English translation, the correspondence between Albert Einstein and Elie Cartan includes letters written between 1929 and 1932, after which time Einstein abandoned his unified field theory based on absolute parallelism.
Originally published in 1979.
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- PublisherPrinceton University Press
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0691082294
- ISBN 13 9780691082295
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages260
- EditorDebever Robert
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Letters on Absolute Parallelism 1929-1932
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ISBN 10: 0691082294
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Reprints some 39 friendly but technical letters between the great French mathematician and the German theoretical physicist, in their original French & German, with English translations opposite. Cartan's work was instrumental in moving Einstein away from a unified field theory based on distant parallelism. Debever's preface, in French, is NOT translated. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured. Light wear to book & jacket; no names or marks; xvii, blank, 233 pages + contents page; 2 b/w plates reproducing a letter by Cartan and a post card from Einstein; errata card laid in. Size: Octavo. Seller Inventory # x1221
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Letters on Absolute Parallelism, 1929-1932
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ISBN 10: 0691082294
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. 235 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Published here in the original German and French, along with an English translation, the correspondence between Albert Einstein and Elie Cartan includes letters written between 1929 and 1932, after which time Einstein abandoned his unified field theory based on absolute parallelism. Seller Inventory # 025538
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