L' espace et le temps

By Emile Borel

Subjects: geometry, mathematics, Relativity (Physics), Espace et temps, Relativité (Physique), Relativity (physics), physics, Space and time

Description: After an introduction tracing the transformation of mathematico-physical thought from Newton and Poincare to Einstein, the book covers geometry and the shape of the earth, space and time in astronomy, abstract geometry and geographical maps, continuity and topology, the propagation of light, the special theory of relativity, the general theory of relativity, and theoretical and experimental researches.