Project Gutenberg 2023-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 139 Eddington, Arthur Stanley, Sir 1882 1944 Eddington, A. S. (Arthur Stanley), Sir 23002581 The theory of relativity and its influence on scientific thought $aUnited Kingdom :$bThe Clarendon Press, $c1922. The Romanes lecture, 1922 Laura Natal Rodrigues (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.) "The theory of relativity and its influence on scientific thought" by Eddington is a scientific publication delivered as the Romanes Lecture in 1922. The book discusses the revolutionary implications of Einstein's theories of relativity on our understanding of space and time, marking a significant shift in scientific thought from a geocentric to a more abstract and relativistic perspective. In this lecture, Eddington explains how Einstein's theories challenge long-held notions of fixed frames of reference, asserting that the measurements of space and time are relative to the observer’s motion. He elaborates on concepts such as the FitzGerald contraction and how they arise from the need to view physical phenomena without the distortions imposed by our earthly point of view. By illustrating the relativity of physical laws and the geometry of the universe, Eddington emphasizes the profound impact of Einstein's work on fields like mechanics and gravitation, arguing that a new understanding of the four dimensions of space-time reshapes not only physics but also our broader comprehension of existence in the cosmos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100590769 20230306022201eddington 1922 gb Reading ease score: 52.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Relativity (Physics) Science -- Philosophy QC Text Category: Science - Physics 87439 2025-06-28T03:44:13.351888 text/html 86570 2023-03-12T18:59:56 text/html 222300 2025-06-28T03:44:15.464884 application/epub+zip 222222 2025-06-28T03:44:13.917906 application/epub+zip 113622 2025-06-28T03:44:13.615870 application/epub+zip 258063 2025-06-28T03:44:16.802850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249090 2025-06-28T03:44:15.240880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78414 2025-06-28T03:44:13.189894 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 78176 2023-03-12T18:59:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18116 2025-06-28T03:44:16.929881 application/rdf+xml 12775 2025-06-28T03:44:13.764844 image/jpeg 2639 2025-06-28T03:44:13.693898 image/jpeg 28004 2023-03-12T19:01:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 180813 2023-03-12T19:01:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 199597 2025-06-28T03:44:13.362860 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