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Das Prinzip von der Erhaltung der Schwerpunktsbewegung und die Trägheit der Energie" (Principle of the Conservation of the centre of mass motion and the inertia of energy).
Leipzig, Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1906). Bound in a fine recent hmorocco. Gilt lettering on spine. ""Annalen der Physik"", Bd. 20, Heft 8, pp. 433-640. The Einstein paper pp. 627-633.
First edition of this paper in the periodical form in which Einstein shows that the conservation of mass is a special application of his energy principle (E= Mc2) - ""Einstein considers a weightless (horizontal) cylinder filled with electromagnetic radiation and closed to the external world. A certain amount of radiating energy E moves from the left end of the cylinder to the right end, transferring a certain amount of momentum (due to radiation pressure) to the left end which translates the cylinder to the left. When the radiation arrives at the right end, the motion stops. We now imagine, that a practically massless body absorbs this radiation, moves back to the left and deposits it to its original state. Then the body moves back to right end, into its original position. Now a complete cycle has taken place, the system is back in its original state, but the center of mass has moved by a certain amount to the left. This process can be repeated any number of times with the result that a body, all by itself, without any external forces, can change its centre of mass by an arbitrary amount, in contradiction to all physical evidence. This conclusion is avoided if we assume that the energy E is associated with the mass M=E/c2 in which case the centre of mass remains permanently at rest, in agreement with our ecpectations."" Cornelius Lanczos). - Weil: 13.
Die Grundlage der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie. (The foundation of the General Theory of Relativity). - [TRANSFORMING THE SCIENTIFIC OUTLOOK OF THE 20TH CENTURY]
Leipzig, Ambrosius Barth, 1916. 8vo. Uncut in the original printed wrappers. Top part of spine loosening, but fully intact and completely unrestored. A bit of dusting to wrappers. Front wrapper with some mild brownspotting to upper part and left margin. Lower right corner has been bent, leaving a crease. A few nicks to extremities. Title-page with light brownspotting to upper margin and an old owner's name across the middle (""Ernst Helmut Klein""). 64 pp.
First issue of the first edition in book form, being, not an offprint of the""Annalen der Physik"" journal issue as often stated, but a separate edition of the paper, completely re-set and with significant changes and additions, including for the first time in print the ""Einleitung"" and the ""Inhalt"".The first issue is distinguished from the later reprints by the printing of ""Sonderdruck aus dem ""Annalen der Physik"" Band 49, 1916"", and ""Druck von Metzger & Wittig in Leipzig. 314"" to the verso of the title-page and ""Metzger & Wittig, Leipzig"" to the foot of the back wrapper. Furthermore, ""This separate edition is printed on good, strong paper, the wrappers are of strong material too, and it is described now as 'the original edition' of this classic paper"" (Weil). Einstein's seminal ""General Theory of Relativity"" has had an immense impact on all science, philosophy, and man's view of the world in general. Few other books of the 20th century can be said to have so basically altered the way that we view the world and our place in it. Determining space and time as being interwoven into a single continuum known as ""space-time"" and determining that there is no absolute space-time coordinate system - i.e. that there are no absolute positions in time and pace - established the fact that events that occur at the same time for one observer could occur at different times for another, i.e. all positions in space and time are relative. This general theory of relativity, here presented in its full exposition for the first time, in book form, is now a basic foundation for scientific thought.""The theory of relativity has transformed astrophysics, and indeed the whole scientific outlook."" (PMM).""Whereas Special Relativity had brought under one set of laws the electromagnetic world of Maxwell and Newtonian mechanics as far as they applied to bodies in uniform relative motion, The General Theory did the same thing for bodies with the accelerated relative motion epitomized in the acceleration of gravity. But first it had been necessary for Einstein to develop the true nature of gravity from his principle of equivalence...Basically, he proposed that gravity was a function of matter itself and that its effects were transmitted between contiguous portions of space-time... Where matter exists, so does energy"" the greater the mass of matter involved, the greater the effect of the energy which can be transmitted. In addition, gravity affected light... exactly as it affected material particles. Thus the universe which Newton had seen, and for which he had constructed his apparently impeccable mechanical laws, was not the real universe... Einstein's paper gave not only a correct picture of the universe but also a fresh set of mechanical laws by which its details could be described"" (R.W. Clark). ""This paper was the first comprehensive overview of the final version of Einstein's general theory of relativity after several expositions of preliminary versions and latest revisions of the theory in November 1915. It includes a self-contained exposition of the elements of the tensor calculus that are needed for the theory. (T. Sauer in Landmark Writings in Western Mathematics). PMM: 408. - Horblit 26 c. - Weil 80. - Boni: 78,1 - Schilpp-Schields: 86.
Die Grundlage der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie. (i.e. The foundation of the General Theory of Relativity). - [TRANSFORMING THE SCIENTIFIC OUTLOOK OF THE 20TH CENTURY]
Leipzig, Ambrosius Barth, 1916. 8vo. Uncut in the original printed wrappers. Light discolouration to margins of wrappers. Inner hinges with professional repairs. Small stamp (exlibris?) to lower part of title-page. Previous owner's name (Erik Broekmeyer) in contemporary hand to upper outer corner of title-page. A fine copy. 64 pp.
First issue of the first edition in book form, being, not an offprint of the""Annalen der Physik"" journal issue as often stated, but a separate edition of the paper, completely re-set and with significant changes and additions, including for the first time in print the ""Einleitung"" and the ""Inhalt"".The first issue is distinguished from the later reprints by the printing of ""Sonderdruck aus dem ""Annalen der Physik"" Band 49, 1916"", and ""Druck von Metzger & Wittig in Leipzig. 314"" to the verso of the title-page and ""Metzger & Wittig, Leipzig"" to the foot of the back wrapper. Furthermore, ""This separate edition is printed on good, strong paper, the wrappers are of strong material too, and it is described now as 'the original edition' of this classic paper"" (Weil). Einstein's seminal ""General Theory of Relativity"" has had an immense impact on all science, philosophy, and man's view of the world in general. Few other books of the 20th century can be said to have so basically altered the way that we view the world and our place in it. Determining space and time as being interwoven into a single continuum known as ""space-time"" and determining that there is no absolute space-time coordinate system - i.e. that there are no absolute positions in time and pace - established the fact that events that occur at the same time for one observer could occur at different times for another, i.e. all positions in space and time are relative. This general theory of relativity, here presented in its full exposition for the first time, in book form, is now a basic foundation for scientific thought.""The theory of relativity has transformed astrophysics, and indeed the whole scientific outlook."" (PMM).""Whereas Special Relativity had brought under one set of laws the electromagnetic world of Maxwell and Newtonian mechanics as far as they applied to bodies in uniform relative motion, The General Theory did the same thing for bodies with the accelerated relative motion epitomized in the acceleration of gravity. But first it had been necessary for Einstein to develop the true nature of gravity from his principle of equivalence...Basically, he proposed that gravity was a function of matter itself and that its effects were transmitted between contiguous portions of space-time... Where matter exists, so does energy"" the greater the mass of matter involved, the greater the effect of the energy which can be transmitted. In addition, gravity affected light... exactly as it affected material particles. Thus the universe which Newton had seen, and for which he had constructed his apparently impeccable mechanical laws, was not the real universe... Einstein's paper gave not only a correct picture of the universe but also a fresh set of mechanical laws by which its details could be described"" (R.W. Clark). ""This paper was the first comprehensive overview of the final version of Einstein's general theory of relativity after several expositions of preliminary versions and latest revisions of the theory in November 1915. It includes a self-contained exposition of the elements of the tensor calculus that are needed for the theory. (T. Sauer in Landmark Writings in Western Mathematics). PMM: 408. Horblit 26 c. Weil 80.Boni: 78,1 Schilpp-Schields: 86.
Die Kompatibilität der Feldgleichungen in der einheitlichen Feldtheorie.
Berlin, Gruyter X Co., 1930. 4to. Orig. orange printed wrappers. Offprint/Sonderausgabe aus Sitzungsberichten... pp. (1)-13.
First edition in the rare Offprint, having separate printed title and separate pagination. See Weil No. 170, where this is not mentioned.The early Offprints from ""Sitzungsberichten..."" are called ""Sonderabdruck"" up to Weil No.165 (including this). From Weil 166 they are called ""Sonderausgabe..."". - Before 161 (up to 160) the Offprints do not have separate title and pagination (the pagination follows the numbering in the periodical). From 166 the Offprint has both separate printed title and pagination. - ( So Weil Nos 161-165 is still ""Abdruck"", but with separate title and pagination). These facts are not mentioned in the bibliographies.
Die Kompatibilität der Feldgleichungen in der einheitlichen Feldtheorie.
Berlin, Gruyter & Co., 1930. 4to. Orig. printed orange wrappers. Offprint/Sonderausgabe aus Sitzungsberichten...pp. (1)-8. Fine fresh copy.
First edition in the scarce Offprint with its separate printed title and separate pagination. See Weil No. 169, where this is not mentioned.The early Offprints from ""Sitzungsberichten..."" are called ""Sonderabdruck"" up to Weil No.165 (including this). From Weil 166 they are called ""Sonderausgabe..."". - Before 161 (up to 160) the Offprints do not have separate title and pagination (the pagination follows the numbering in the periodical). From 166 the Offprint has both separate printed title and pagination. - ( So Weil Nos 161-165 is still ""Abdruck"", but with separate title and pagination). These facts are not mentioned in the bibliographies.
Ein einfaches Experiment zum Nachweis der Ampèreschen Molekülarströme.
Braunschweig, Vieweg & Sohn, 1916. 8vo. Fine later boards, the orig. printed frontwrapper from the Journal pasted on frontcover. Extract from ""Verhandlungen d. deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft...18. Jahrgang. Nr. 6/7"". pp. 173-177 and 1 textillustr.
First edition. - Weil No. 82.
Eine neue elektrostatische Methode zur Messung kleiner Elektricitätsmengen.
Leipzig, Hirzel, 1908. 4to. Contemp. hcalf. Spine gilt. Corners and spine ends with light wear. ""Physikalische Zeitschrift. Herausgegeben von E. Riecke und H.Th. Simon. Neunter Jahrgang"". XIX,928 pp., textillustrations and 8 plates. Einstein paper: pp. 216-217. Internally clean and fine. The whole volume offered.
First edition. The volume contains also importent papers by Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner, Max Planck.
Einheitliche Feldtheorie und Hamiltonsches Prinzip.
Berlin, Gruyter & Co., 1929. 4to. Orig. printed orange wrappers. Offprint/Sonderausgabe aus Sitzungsberichten...pp. (1)-6. Fine fresh copy.
First edition in the rare Offprint, now called ""Sonderausgabe"" instead of ""Sonderabdruck"", having separate printed title and separate pagination. See Weil: 166, where this is not mentioned.The early Offprints from ""Sitzungsberichten..."" are called ""Sonderabdruck"" up to Weil No.165 (including this). From Weil 166 they are called ""Sonderausgabe..."". - Before 161 (up to 160) the Offprints do not have separate title and pagination (the pagination follows the numbering in the periodical). From 166 the Offprint has both separate printed title and pagination. - ( So Weil Nos 161-165 is still ""Abdruck"", but with separate title and pagination). These facts are not mentioned in the bibliographies.Weil No. 166.
Einheitliche Feldtheorie von Gravitation und Elektrizität (+) Neue Möglichkeit für eine einheitliche Feldtheorie von Gravitation und Elektrizität (+) Zur einheitlichen Feldtheorie (+) Einheitliche Feldtheorie und Hamiltonsches Prinzip (+) Über den ge... - [PMM 416 - A NEW THEORY OF GRAVITATION]
Berlin, Königlich Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1925-1929. 1. Einheitliche Feldtheorie von Gravitation und Elektrizität. Offprint: S. B. preuss. Akad. Wiss., 1925, pp.414-419. Original wrappers. Mint. (Weil 147 / Boni 155).2. Neue Möglichkeit für eine einheitliche Feldtheorie von Gravitation und Elektrizität. Offprint: S. B. preuss. Akad. Wiss., 1928, pp.235-245. Original wrappers. Mint. (Weil 162/ Boni 175).3. Zur einheitlichen Feldtheorie. Offprint: S. B. preuss. Akad. Wiss., 1929, pp.2-7. Original wrappers. Mint. (Weil 165/ Boni 183).4. Einheitliche Feldtheorie und Hamiltonsches Prinzip. Offprint: S. B. preuss. Akad. Wiss., 1929, pp.156-159. Original wrappers. Mint. (Weil 166/ Boni 184).5. Über den gegenwärtigen Stand der Feldtheorie. In: Festschrift Dr. A. Stodola, Zürich, Füssli, 1929, pp.126-132. Publishers full cloth. Spine slightly faded. Otherwise mint. (Weil 168 / Boni 178).All in all a very fine set.
Offprint of all four papers and first edition of the final essay, constituting Einstein's attempt toward creating a unified field theory: ""a new theory of space with a view to unification of all forms of activity that fall within the sphere of physics, giving them a common explanation"" (PMM416). The task of unifying nuclear, electromagnetic, and gravitational force is nowadays by many considered the holy grail of theoretical physics.Maxwell was the first to develop such a theory when he described the forces of electricity and magnetism as the single force electromagnetism. After Einstein had completed his general theory of relativity (a field theory for gravitation), he turned his attention towards generalizing his theory even further to include Maxwell's theory. Even though Einstein never succeeded in completing this task, in the way that he finished his earlier theories, he pioneered and explored many areas of this subject. ""It had been repeatedly observed that Einstein's general theory of relativity necessitated a pluralistic explanation of the universe. In 1925 he announced that he had resolved this difficulty but the announcement was premature. In 1928 he attacked the problem once more, only to find that Riemann's conception of space, on which the general theory was based, would not permit of a common explanation of electromagnetic and gravitational phenomena. In a series of papers [the present] devoted to the development of 'A Uniform Theory of Gravitation and Electricity' he outlined a new theory of space with a view to unification of all forms of activity that fall within the sphere of physics, giving them a common explanation. All that would then remain to complete a scientific unison is the correlation of the organic and inorganic"".PMM 416Barchas 586
Einheitliche Feldtheorie von Gravitation und Elektrizität (+) Neue Möglichkeit für eine einheitliche Feldtheorie von Gravitation und Elektrizität (+) Zur einheitlichen Feldtheorie (+) Einheitliche Feldtheorie und Hamiltonsches Prinzip - [PMM 416 - A NEW THEORY OF GRAVITATION]
Berlin, Königlich Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1925-1929. 1. Einheitliche Feldtheorie von Gravitation und Elektrizität., 1925, pp. 414-419. Uncut, unopened n the original printed wrappers. missing small parts of spine and upper part of front wrapper detached, otherwise fine. (Weil 147 / Boni 155).2. Neue Möglichkeit für eine einheitliche Feldtheorie von Gravitation und Elektrizität. Offprint: S. B. preuss. Akad. Wiss., 1928, pp.235-245. In the original yellow wrappers. Very fine and clean. (Weil 162/ Boni 175).3. Zur einheitlichen Feldtheorie. Offprint: S. B. preuss. Akad. Wiss., 1929, pp.2-7. In the original yellow wrappers. Very fine and clean. (Weil 165/ Boni 183).4. Einheitliche Feldtheorie und Hamiltonsches Prinzip. Offprint: S. B. preuss. Akad. Wiss., 1929, pp.156-159. In the original yellow wrappers. Very fine and clean. (Weil 166/ Boni 184).
Fine collection, three in offprint and one in the original printed wrappers, constituting Einstein's attempt toward creating a unified field theory: ""a new theory of space with a view to unification of all forms of activity that fall within the sphere of physics, giving them a common explanation"" (PMM416). The task of unifying nuclear, electromagnetic, and gravitational force is nowadays by many considered the holy grail of theoretical physics.Maxwell was the first to develop such a theory when he described the forces of electricity and magnetism as the single force electromagnetism. After Einstein had completed his general theory of relativity (a field theory for gravitation), he turned his attention towards generalizing his theory even further to include Maxwell's theory. Even though Einstein never succeeded in completing this task, in the way that he finished his earlier theories, he pioneered and explored many areas of this subject.""It had been repeatedly observed that Einstein's general theory of relativity necessitated a pluralistic explanation of the universe. In 1925 he announced that he had resolved this difficulty but the announcement was premature. In 1928 he attacked the problem once more, only to find that Riemann's conception of space, on which the general theory was based, would not permit of a common explanation of electromagnetic and gravitational phenomena. In a series of papers [the present] devoted to the development of 'A Uniform Theory of Gravitation and Electricity' he outlined a new theory of space with a view to unification of all forms of activity that fall within the sphere of physics, giving them a common explanation. All that would then remain to complete a scientific unison is the correlation of the organic and inorganic"".PMM 416Barchas 586Weil 147, 162, 165 & 166.
Elementare Betrachtungen über die thermische Molekularbewegung in festen Körpern.
Leipzig, Barth, 1911. Plain wrappers. In: ""Annalen der Physik"" Vierte Folge, Bd. 35, No 9. With titlepage to vol. 35. Pp. 617-816 a. 3 plates. (Entire issue offered). Einstein'spaper: pp. 679-694. Clean and fine.
First edition. In the paper ""Elementary observations concerning the thermal molecular motion in solid bodie"" he continues his earlier investigations of the specific heat of solids in which the heat agitation of solids was reduced to a monochromatic oscillation of the atom and the specific heat calculated on the basis of the quantum treatment of an oscillator put in the radiation field. Here he deals with with the discrepancies between his formula of the measurements at low temperature..."" (Cornelius Lanzos).Weil: 42. - Boni: 38.
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Geometrie und Erfahrung
Berlin, Julius Springer, 1921, in-8, 20 pp, Broché, couverture crème imprimée de l'éditeur, Première édition de cette conférence prononcée par Einstein (1879-1955) à l'occasion de la séance commémorative de l'Académie prussienne en l'honneur de Frédéric le Grand. Le physicien y résume ses théories sur la géométrisation de la physique et de la relativité, ainsi que sur la relation des mathématiques au monde : "Comment est-il possible que la mathématique, qui est un produit de la pensée humaine et indépendante de toute expérience, puisse s'adapter d'une si admirable manière aux objets de la réalité ? La raison humaine serait-elle donc capable, sans avoir recours à l'expérience, de découvrir par la pensée seule les propriétés des objets réels ?" L'opuscule a été publié l'année où il reçut le prix Nobel. Cachet ex-libris du révolutionnaire Russe et bibliophile Marcel Bekus (1888-1939). Bon exemplaire. Rares rousseurs marginales, agrafes oxydées. Couverture rigide
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Geometrie und Erfahrung. Erweiterte Fassung des Festvortrages gehalten an der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin am 27. Januar 1921. Mit 2 Textabbildungen.
Berlin, Julius Springer, 1921. Uncut in orig. printed wrappers. 20 pp.
First edition. - Weil: 115. - Boni: 122.
Geometrie und Erfahrung. Erweiterte Fassung des Festvortrages gehalten an der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin am 27. Januar 1921. Mit 2 Textabbildungen.
Berlin, Julius Springer, 1921. Uncut in orig. printed wrappers. 20 pp. Some marks on the 3 last leaves and on backwrapper probably after a rubberband.
First edition. - Weil: 115. - Boni: 122.
H. A. Lorentz als Schöpfer und als Persönlichkeit.
[Leiden, 1953]. 8vo. In the original green printed wrappers. A fine and clean copy. 8 pp. + frontispiece-portrait of Lorentz.
First printing of Einstein's essay on Hendrik Lorentz, a Dutch physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Pieter Zeeman for the discovery and theoretical explanation of the Zeeman effect. Einstein was particulaly interested and indebted to Lorenz Lorenz derived the transformation equations subsequently used by Albert Einstein to describe space and time.
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Kinetische Theorie des Wärmegleichgewichtes und den zweiten Hauptsatzes der Thermodynamik"
Leipzig, Ambrosius Barth, 1902. Contemp. hcloth. First hinge broken. (=) ""Annalen der Physik. Vierte Folge. Band 9."", VIII,1344 pp. and 5 plates. The Einstein Paper: pp. 417-435. Internally clean and fine. The whole volume offered.
First edition of Einstein's third paper. - Weil, No 3. - The volume contains 2 papers by Max Planck, originally published in ""Jubelband für H.A. Lorentz"" und Jubelband für J. Bosscha: ""Ueber die von einem elliptisch schwingenden Ion emitterte und absorbierte Energie" und Ueber die Verteilung der Energie zwischen Aether und Materie", pp. 619-628 und pp. 629-641.
Kinetische Theorie des Wärmegleichgewichtes und den zweiten Hauptsatzes der Thermodynamik. - [EINSTEIN'S THIRD PAPER]
Leipzig, J. A. Barth, 1902. 8vo. Bound in contemporary half calf with five raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. In """"Annalen der Physik. Vierte Folge. Band 9."". Entire volume offered.
First edition of Einstein's third paper in which he deals with the definitions of temperature and entropy for thermal equilibrium conditions and with the equipartition theorem.The volume contains 2 papers by Max Planck, originally published in ""Jubelband für H.A. Lorentz"" und Jubelband für J. Bosscha: ""Ueber die von einem elliptisch schwingenden Ion emitterte und absorbierte Energie" und Ueber die Verteilung der Energie zwischen Aether und Materie", pp. 619-628 und pp. 629-641.Weil, No 3.
LA GÉOMÉTRIE ET L'EXPÉRIENCE. Traduction française par Maurice Solovine.
Gauthiers-Villars, éditeurs. 1921. Plaquette in-8° cousue. 19 pages. E.O. française. Bon état.
Discours prononcé à l'Académie des Sciences de Berlin le 27 janvier 1921.
La géométrie et l'exéprience.
Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1921 ; plaquette in-8, brochée. 19pp. Couverture jaunie avec de petites déchirures marginales.
EDITION ORIGINALE. Texte du discours prononcé à l'Académie des Sciences de Berlin le 27 janvier 1921, et complété ensuite. Traduction de Maurice Solovine."... Ma tâche ici était de montrer seulement que la faculté intuitive humaine ne doit nullement capituler devant la géométrie non-euclidienne".On joint l'avis de parution d'un autre discours qu'on trouve parfois relié avec : "L'éther et la théorie de la relativité."
LA RELATIVITE
PETITE BIBLIOTHEQUE PAYOT. 1964. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Plats abîmés, Dos abîmé, Intérieur acceptable. 184 pages - coiffes et coins frottés - mors fendus - plats pliés.. . . . Classification Dewey : 530-Physique
PETITE BIBLIOTHEQUE PAYOT N°62 Classification Dewey : 530-Physique
LA RELATIVITE
Paris, PAYOT, Petite Bibliothèque, 1964, in-12 broché, 184 pp. TRES BON ETAT
Nombreux titres disponibles en Philosophie.
LA RELATIVITE - COLLECTION PETITE BIBLIOTHEQUE PAYOT N°62
PAYOT. 1965. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 184 Pages. . . . Classification Dewey : 530-Physique
Classification Dewey : 530-Physique
