The Principle of Relativity
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Historical Introduction i-xxiii
[By Mr. P. C. Mahalanobis.]
2. On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies 1-34
[Einstein’s first paper on the restrictedTheory of Relativity, originally publishedin the Annalen der Physik in1905. Translated from the originalGerman by Dr. Meghnad Saha.]
[A short biographical note by Dr.Meghnad Saha.]
4. Principle of Relativity 1-52
[H. Minkowski’s original paper on therestricted Principle of Relativity firstpublished in 1909. Translated fromthe original German by Dr. MeghnadSaha.]
5. Appendix to the above by H. Minkowski 53-88
[Translated by Dr. Meghnad Saha.]
6. The Generalised Principle of Relativity 89-163
[A. Einstein’s second paper on the GeneralisedPrinciple first published in 1916.Translated from the original Germanby Mr. Satyendranath Bose.]
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HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION
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