Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 594 Lorentz, H. A. (Hendrik Antoon) 1853 1928 Lorentz, Hendrik Antoon The Einstein Theory of Relativity: A Concise Statement Jeroen Hellingman and the Distributed Proofreaders Team "The Einstein Theory of Relativity: A Concise Statement" by H. A. Lorentz is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This accessible text aims to demystify Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, which had garnered much interest and debate in scientific circles but was often considered too complex for the general public. The book provides an overview of Einstein’s pivotal theories on gravity and the nature of space and time, explaining how they unify previously isolated phenomena in physics. In this work, Lorentz outlines the fundamental principles of Einstein's theories, distinguishing between special and general relativity. He discusses the revolutionary ideas that challenge the established Newtonian concepts of absolute time and space, demonstrating how motion affects physical phenomena. The book highlights the significant experimental confirmations of Einstein's predictions, such as the bending of light around massive objects like the sun. Ultimately, Lorentz presents relativity not merely as a scientific theory but as a profound shift in understanding the universe, emphasizing the interrelationship between gravity and light and proposing that gravitation affects both matter and energy within the fabric of space-time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Relativity (Physics) Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 QC Text Physics Category: Science - Physics 73641 2025-08-05T07:26:42.512680 text/html 50905 2024-10-28T17:53:19 text/html 111592 2025-08-05T07:26:48.798631 application/epub+zip 109741 2025-08-05T07:26:46.074667 application/epub+zip 90907 2025-08-05T07:26:44.800640 application/epub+zip 271288 2025-08-05T07:26:50.556144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262650 2025-08-05T07:26:47.945666 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149835 2022-09-05T12:47:50.507093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 60648 2025-08-05T07:26:42.182694 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40754 2024-10-28T17:53:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16668 2025-08-05T07:26:50.706136 application/rdf+xml 19175 2025-08-05T07:26:45.297657 image/jpeg 4192 2025-08-05T07:26:45.048684 image/jpeg 108228 2025-08-05T07:26:42.519672 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia nl.wikipedia