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008			131107s2006 njua ob 001 0 eng d
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050	0	4	_aQC173 _b.E367 2006
050	0	4	_aQC173
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aCrelinsten, Jeffrey. _e1
245	1	0	_aEinstein's jury : _bthe race to test relativity / _cJeffrey Crelinsten.
260			_aPrinceton, New Jersey ; _aOxfordshire, England : _bPrinceton University Press, _c(c)2006.
300			_a1 online resource (431 pages) : _billustrations
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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505	0	0	_aEinstein and the world community of physicists and astronomers -- _tAstronomers and special relativity : the first publications -- _tThe early involvement : 1911 -- _t1914 -- _tThe war period : 1914 -- _t1918 -- _t1919 : a year of dramatic announcement -- _tMen of science agog -- _tTackling the solar redshift problem -- _tMore eclipse testing -- _tEmergence of the critics -- _tThe debate intensifies -- _tRelativity triumphs -- _tSilencing the critics -- _tThe emergence of relativistic cosmology.
520	0		_aEinstein's Jury is the dramatic story of how astronomers in Germany, England, and America competed to test Einstein's developing theory of relativity. Weaving a rich narrative based on extensive archival research, Jeffrey Crelinsten shows how these early scientific debates shaped cultural attitudes we hold today. The book examines Einstein's theory of general relativity through the eyes of astronomers, many of whom were not convinced of the legitimacy of Einstein's startling breakthrough. These were individuals with international reputations to uphold and benefactors and shareholders to please, yet few of them understood the new theory coming from the pen of Germany's up-and-coming theoretical physicist, Albert Einstein. Some tried to test his theory early in its development but got no results. Others--through toil and hardship, great expense, and perseverance--concluded that it was wrong. A tale of international competition and intrigue, Einstein's Jury brims with detail gleaned from Crelinsten's far-reaching inquiry into the history and development of relativity. Crelinsten concludes that the well-known British eclipse expedition of 1919 that made Einstein famous had less to do with the scientific acceptance of his theory than with his burgeoning public fame. It was not until the 1920s, when the center of gravity of astronomy and physics shifted from Europe to America, that the work of prestigious American observatories legitimized Einstein's work. As Crelinsten so expertly shows, the glow that now surrounds the famous scientist had its beginnings in these early debates among professional scientists working in the glare of the public spotlight.
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600	1	0	_aEinstein, Albert, _d1879-1955.
650		0	_aRelativity (Physics)
650		0	_aAstrophysics _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aPhysics _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aAstronomy _xHistory _y20th century.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=647176&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell