Espace, temps et gravitation : la théorie de la relativité généralisée dans ses grandes lignes : exposé rationnel, suivi d'une étude mathématique de la théorie / A.S. Eddington, professeur d'astronomie a l'Université de Cambridge ; ouvrage traduit de l'anglais par J. Rossignol, élève a l'École normale supérieure ; avec une introduction de P. Langevin, professeur au Collège de France.

From bookseller's description: "This French edition has an extensive theoretical part, published here for the first time. The frontispiece shows the instruments which he used on his famous expedition, where he proved in practice the validity of Einstein's relativity theory."

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Space, time, and gravitation. French
Marilee E. Thomas and Robert C. Thomas Science and Related Subjects Collection.
Main Author: Eddington, Arthur Stanley, Sir, 1882-1944
Language:French
Language of the Original:
English
Published: Paris : Librairie scientifique J. Hermann, 6, rue de la Sorbonne, 1921.
Series:Marilee E. Thomas and Robert C. Thomas Science and Related Subjects Collection.
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Genre:
Ownership and Custodial History:
Inscriptions in blue ink on first front fly-leaf recto: "Raul de Faria[?], 1927" and "Ao prezado mestre, Professor Mario Saraiva, com muita amizade oferece o [...] Maria, 1937"; inscription at head of title page: "Cesar S[...]cco, Novo. 1921"; item description by bookseller, Meiwes, Stuttgart, Germany, dated 18 November 2015, available in MS 466
MSU: Laid-in material transferred to MSS 466 Box 5 File 3 file 206
Local Note:
MSU: The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.
MSU: Gift of Marilee E. Thomas and Robert C. Thomas.
Binding Information:
In contemporary half-calf with marbled paper over boards; spine tooled and stamped in gilt; gilt lettering on spine; speckled edges; marbled end-papers (lithographed).
Physical Description:4 unnumbered pages, xii, 262 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, iv, 149 pages, 1 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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