Project Gutenberg 2019-09-09 Public domain in the USA. 287 Harrow, Benjamin 1888 1970 Horowitz, Benjamin 21000322 From Newton to Einstein: Changing Conceptions of the Universe 2nd edition, revised and enlarged. With articles by Prof. Einstein, Prof. J.S. Ames ... Sir Frank Dyson ... Prof. A.S. Eddington ... and Sir J.J. Thomson ... Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "From Newton to Einstein: Changing Conceptions of the Universe" by Benjamin Harrow is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book explores the significant shifts in understanding the universe, particularly focusing on the groundbreaking contributions of Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein to the fields of gravitation and physics. Harrow aims to present these complex concepts in a manner accessible to a general audience, highlighting the evolution of scientific thought from Newton's laws to Einstein's theories of relativity. The opening of the work sets the stage by establishing the importance of both Newton and Einstein in altering humanity's comprehension of the cosmos. It begins with an acknowledgment of Newton's revolutionary contributions, notably his law of gravitation, which unified terrestrial and celestial mechanics, and later transitions to Einstein's transformative theories, which redefined the nature of time and space. Harrow outlines the intellectual progression from the geocentric views of Ptolemy through the heliocentric revelations of Copernicus and the scientific bravery of Galileo, ultimately paving the way for Newton's and later Einstein's monumental achievements. The text effectively encapsulates the historical context and fundamental concepts that are central to understanding the monumental shifts in our perception of the universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Relativity (Physics) Ether (Space) Gravitation Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727 QC Text Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Physics 239996 2025-06-24T05:55:05.827413 text/html 233288 2019-09-09T16:26:20 text/html 376142 2025-06-24T05:55:15.257358 application/epub+zip 380614 2025-06-24T05:55:08.651380 application/epub+zip 161648 2025-06-24T05:55:07.250394 application/epub+zip 527619 2025-06-24T05:55:18.947366 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 794431 2025-06-24T05:55:14.023426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207916 2022-09-27T08:18:02.589321 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178178 2023-09-26T04:41:31.636514 text/plain 157866 2024-10-17T13:48:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 178235 2019-09-09T16:26:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16993 2025-06-24T05:55:19.113342 application/rdf+xml 24651 2025-06-24T05:55:07.366378 image/jpeg 3912 2025-06-24T05:55:07.309380 image/jpeg 63321 2019-09-09T16:27:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 317920 2019-09-09T16:27:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 320453 2025-06-24T05:55:05.899415 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