Galison, Peter Louis.
Einstein's clocks, Poincaré's maps : empires of time / Peter Galison. - 1st ed. - New York : W.W. Norton, c2003. - 389 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-370) and index.
Synchrony -- Coal, chaos, and convention -- The electric worldmap -- Poincaré's maps -- Einstein's clocks -- The place of time.
Booklist starred Kirkus Review
Explains how Albert Einstein and Henri Poincare helped unlock the true meaning of time and the revolutionary science of relativity.
Adult
0393020010
2002155114
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
Poincaré, Henri, 1854-1912.
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
Poincaré, Henri, 1854-1912.
Time.
Relativity (Physics)
Time.
Relativity (Physics)
QB209 / .G35 2003
529
Einstein's clocks, Poincaré's maps : empires of time / Peter Galison. - 1st ed. - New York : W.W. Norton, c2003. - 389 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-370) and index.
Synchrony -- Coal, chaos, and convention -- The electric worldmap -- Poincaré's maps -- Einstein's clocks -- The place of time.
Booklist starred Kirkus Review
Explains how Albert Einstein and Henri Poincare helped unlock the true meaning of time and the revolutionary science of relativity.
Adult
0393020010
2002155114
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
Poincaré, Henri, 1854-1912.
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
Poincaré, Henri, 1854-1912.
Time.
Relativity (Physics)
Time.
Relativity (Physics)
QB209 / .G35 2003
529