Bird James Malcolm Editor (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Original 1926 edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 12mo (19.5 cm), frontispiece, [2], XIV, 346, [4], 8 pp., correction slip inserted in the preface. Publisher's decorative cloth (binding rubbed at extremities; back board somewhat jagged at the head; endpapers, first and last leaves toned; ownership stamp on the front free endpaper). A collection of essays and articles by leading scientists and mathematicians examining Einstein's revolutionary theories of relativity and gravitation. Originating from a $5,000 prize competition sponsored by Scientific American in 1909 to find the clearest popular explanation of relativity, this volume brings together twenty winning and notable submissions from international contributors including physicists and mathematicians from universities across America and Europe. The book addresses the fundamental concepts of space, time, and motion; Einstein's special and general theories; geometric methods; the space-time continuum; and the practical significance of relativity to physics and astronomy. Editor deliberately structures the material to prepare general readers adequately for understanding these complex subjects, avoiding the pitfall of inadequate scientific background that earlier popular treatments had failed to address.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 354. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1921 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: Swedish Pages: 354.