The curious history of relativity : how Einstein's theory of gravity was lost and found again /
Eisenstaedt, Jean,1940-
Princeton, New Jersey ; Oxford : Princeton University Press,
c2006.
Translated edition of:  Einstein et la relativite generale. Les chemins de l'espace-temps, by Jean Eisenstaedt  ; foreword by Thibault Damour. Copyright 2003.  Paris, France.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-333) and index.
A difficult theory -- The speed of light and classical physics -- Light and the structure of space-time -- Toward a new theory of gravitation -- Einstein's principles -- The birth of general relativity -- General relativity: a physical geometry -- Relativity verified: Mercury's anomaly -- Relativity verified: the deflection of light rays -- Relativity verified: the line shift -- The crossing of the desert -- An unpopular theory -- The rejection of black holes -- Paths in Schwarzschild's pace-time -- No ordinary stars -- Gravitation, astrophysics, and cosmology -- The paths of general relativity.
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
General relativity (Physics)
Space and time.
Relativity.
Light.
Gravity.
Physics