The Perception of Space and its Measurement (Relativity free of Folklore #3)
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (919 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B004ZLAB0E |
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| Number of Pages | : | 354 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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After all, Einstein said that Science is simply the refinement of our intuition and everyday experiences.. This e-book corresponds to Chapter 3 of the printed book entitled "Galloping with Light - Einstein, Relativity, and Folklore", and is the third of the e-Series entitled "Relativity free of Folklore".Because you deserve more than just folklore, in this e-book you will find the surprising answers to the following intriguing questions:1) Do we really know what Space is? How is it perceived and how is it measured?2) What do we mean when we say that an object is rigid?3) If all the objects in our Universe contracted or expanded overnight in the same proportion, could we know they did?4) What do we mean by the length of an object?5) Are the measurements of length and time completely independent? 6) What in the world did Einstein mean when he said that the space where we live is curved?The fact that the reader may not have a scientific education does not mean that s/he does not have the intelligence to understand profound concepts -- as long as they are presented with semantic and epistemological clarity
A rewarding experience! Burns the fog off! Let me begin with my "scientific" background:Since I graduated from high school, my contact with mathematics and physics has been reduced to the four basic mathematical operations needed in everyday life (and in my job I rarely need even that much).Nevertheless, I'm interest
A remarkable book. You have"galloped with light"very astutely andimaginatively! Besides being a thorough student of your subject, you are also a skilled pedagogue of it! --Adolf Grünbaum, Author of Philosophical Problems of Space and Time and The Foundations of Psychoanalysis: A Philosophic Critique. I'm impressed at your pedagogical capability to explain advanced physics w