Space And Time
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Space And Time

  1. 244 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Space And Time

About this book

Borel was born the son of Honoré, a pastor, and Emilie Teissié-Solier Borel, in the French town of Saint-Affrique on January 7, 1871. His was a world heavily influenced by the recent humiliation of the Franco-Prussian War, and on a personal level, Borel, as the younger brother of two sisters, had to fight to distinguish himself. Distinction came early, however, with an invitation to study at several prestigious preparatory schools in Paris. Borel went on to the Ecole Normale Supériere, a preeminent school in science and mathematics with which he would remain connected for most of his life. After earning his doctorate in 1894, he returned to the Ecole Normale to teach. His work Space and Time helped make Albert Einstein's theory of relativity comprehensible to non-technically educated readers, and his work extended far beyond the world of mathematics. As an influential figure in French politics, he helped direct that country's policy toward scientific and mathematical research and education.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Preface
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter I Geometry and the Shape of the Earth
  7. Chapter II Space and Time in Astronomy
  8. Chapter III Abstract Geometry and Geographical Maps
  9. Chapter IV Continuity and Topology
  10. Chapter V The Propagation of Light
  11. Chapter VI The Special Theory of Relativity
  12. Chapter VII The General theory of Relativity
  13. Chapter VIII Recent Theoretical and Experimental Researches
  14. Note I
  15. Note II
  16. Note III The Mathematical Continuum and the Physical Continuum
  17. Note IV The Universe-is it Infinite?
  18. Index of Names
  19. General Index