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CONTENTS


PART I
THE SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY
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I. Physical Meaning of Geometrical Propositions 1
II. The System of Co-ordinates 5
III. Space and Time in Classical Mechanics 9
IV. The Galileian System of Co-ordinates 12
V. The Principle of Relativity (in the Restricted Sense) 14
VI. The Theorem of the Addition of Velocities employed in Classical Mechanics 19
VII. The Apparent Incompatibility of the Law of Propagation of Light with the Principle of Relativity 21
VIII. On the Idea of Time in Physics 25
IX. The Relativity of Simultaneity 30
X. On the Relativity of the Conception of Distance 34
XI. The Lorentz Transformation 36
XII. The Behaviour of Measuring-Rods and Clocks in Motion 42

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