The Riddle of Gravitation: From Newton to Einstein to Today's Exciting Theories by Peter G. Bergmann
$35.00
The Riddle of Gravitation: From Newton to Einstein to Today's Exciting Theories by Peter G. Bergmann.
A clear, illustrated introduction to the development of gravitational theory, tracing the subject from Newtonian mechanics through Einstein’s relativity and into the major lines of twentieth-century research. Bergmann, a physicist who worked with Albert Einstein, explains complex ideas for the general reader while retaining substantial scientific depth.
Bibliographic details:
- Author: Peter G. Bergmann
- Title: The Riddle of Gravitation
- Subtitle: From Newton to Einstein to Today's Exciting Theories
- Publisher: Charles Scribner’s Sons
- Place of publication: New York
- Publication year: 1968
- Edition: First edition, first printing
- Printing code: A-2.68[U]
- Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket
- Pagination: xvi, 270 pages
- Illustrations: Black-and-white photographs, drawings and diagrams
- Drawings by: Ken Fitzgerald
- Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 68-11537
- Language: English
- Printed in: United States of America
Condition: Good vintage condition, Ex library. The hardcover remains sound, while the dust jacket shows rubbing, edge wear, creasing, small tears and minor losses, particularly around the spine and corners. Ex-library markings from the National Library of New Zealand are present on the copyright page. The binding is firm and the text remains complete and readable.
An appealing first edition for collectors of popular science, physics and relativity, especially notable for its association with a physicist who worked directly with Einstein.
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, FIRST EDITIONS, NON-FICTION BOOKS, PHYSICS
Type: NON FICTION
Category: A001, ALBERT EINSTEIN, BOOKS, DUST JACKET, EX LIBRARY, FIRST EDITION, GRAVITATION, HARDCOVER, NON FICTION, PETER G BERGMANN, PHYSICS, POPULAR SCIENCE, RELATIVITY, SCIENCE, VINTAGE SCIENCE
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