Project Gutenberg 2025-04-07 Public domain in the USA. 262 Slosson, Edwin E. (Edwin Emery) 1865 1929 Slosson, E. E. (Edwin Emery) Slosson, Edwin Emery Einstein, Albert 1879 1955 20008295 Easy lessons in Einstein : $b A discussion of the more intelligible features of the theory of relativity $aUnited States :$bHarcourt, Brace and Howe, $c1920. Charlene Taylor, Laura Natal and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Easy Lessons in Einstein: A Discussion of the More Intelligible Features of the Theory of Relativity" by Edwin E. Slosson is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work aims to explain the core concepts of Einstein’s theory of relativity in accessible language for a general audience bewildered by recent scientific discoveries. With references to both historical and contemporary scientific debates, the book introduces readers to the foundational ideas of relativity, its paradoxes, and its philosophical implications, while grounding the discussion in real-world experiments and observations. The opening of the book presents an engaging, conversational dialogue between a curious reader and the author, immediately signaling that the text will demystify the complex topic of relativity for non-specialists. The text quickly contextualizes the importance of Einstein’s ideas by linking them to the high-profile solar eclipse experiments of 1919, which dramatically confirmed predictions unique to Einstein's theories and challenged Newtonian physics. Through analogies involving trains, mirrors, amusement park reflections, and even science fiction, Slosson introduces fundamental concepts such as the relativity of motion, the elusive nature of the ether, the bending of light by gravity, the notion of time as a fourth dimension, and the revolutionary idea that space, time, and measurement are all relative. The narrative blends everyday experience, vivid illustrations, and the latest scientific findings to provide a foundation for readers to grapple with the far-reaching changes Einstein's theories introduce to our understanding of the universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/easylessonsinein00slosuoft/page/n5/mode/2up 20220706224521slossonmsp 1920 US Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Relativity (Physics) Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 QC Text Category: Science - Physics 245387 2025-06-30T05:10:28.345646 text/html 217686 2025-04-07T07:36:20 text/html 1839431 2025-06-30T05:10:34.149626 application/epub+zip 1841129 2025-06-30T05:10:29.924677 application/epub+zip 246526 2025-06-30T05:10:29.103680 application/epub+zip 2507137 2025-06-30T05:10:37.013635 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2485066 2025-06-30T05:10:33.407622 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197854 2025-06-30T05:10:27.717709 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 177807 2025-04-07T07:36:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17178 2025-06-30T05:10:37.152624 application/rdf+xml 15917 2025-06-30T05:10:29.294687 image/jpeg 1867 2025-06-30T05:10:29.199647 image/jpeg 2323514 2025-06-30T05:10:28.421651 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 en.wikipedia