CONTENTS
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| XXVII. | The Space-time Continuum of the General Theory of Relativity is not a Euclidean Continuum | 111 |
| XXVIII. | Exact Formulation of the General Principle of Relativity | 115 |
| XXIX. | The Solution of the Problem of Gravitation on the Basis of the General Principle of Relativity | 119 |
| PART III | ||
| CONSIDERATIONS ON THE UNIVERSE AS A WHOLE | ||
| XXX. | Cosmological Difficulties of Newton’s Theory | 125 |
| XXXI. | The Possibility of a ‘‘Finite” and yet “Unbounded” Universe | 128 |
| XXXII. | The Structure of Space according to the General Theory of Relativity | 135 |
| APPENDICES | ||
| I. | Simple Derivation of the Lorentz Transformation | 139 |
| II. | Minkowski’s Four-dimensional Space (“World”) [Supplementary to Section XVII.] | 146 |
| III. | The Experimental Confirmation of the General Theory of Relativity | 148 |
| (a) Motion of the Perihelion of Mercury | 150 | |
| (b) Deflection of Light by a Gravitational Field | 152 | |
| (c) Displacement of Spectral Lines towards the Red | 155 | |
| Bibliography | 161 | |
| Index | 165 | |
