The hunt for Vulcan
Subtitle: ... and how Albert Einstein destroyed a planet, discovered relativity, and deciphered the universe
By: Thomas Levenson
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9780812998986
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Vulcan (Hypothetical planet); General relativity (Physics); History
Description: "The captivating, all-but-forgotten story of Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, and the search for a planet that never existed."--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-216) and index.
Table of contents: title: "The immovable order of the world"; title: "A happy thought"; title: "That star is not on the map"; title: Thirty eight seconds; title: A disturbing mass; title: "The search will end satisfactorily"; title: "So long eluding the hunters"; title: "The happiest thought"; title: "Help me, or else I'll go crazy"; title: "Beside himself with joy."