Abstract
Dr. LANCHESTER, usually thought of in connexion with aerodynamics and motor engineering, has been interested in the theory of relativity since so far back as 1908, when he met Minkowski soon after the well-known pronouncement that “henceforth space by itself and time by itself will fade to mere shadows, and only a kind of union of the two will remain”. The object of the present book is to reconstruct and develop the theory anew, following Minkowski rather than Einstein, and replacing advanced mathematical methods such as the tensor calculus by elementary geometry and algebra, illustrated by a large number of diagrams. On several topics, such as the velocity of light, space curvature, and the expansion of the universe, Dr. Lanchester differs from the usual conclusions.
Relativity:
an Elementary Explanation of the Space-Time Relations as established by Minkowski, and a Discussion of Gravitational Theory based thereon. Dr. F. W. Lanchester. Pp. xiv + 222. (London: Constable and Co., Ltd., 1935.) 12s. net.
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H. P., H. Relativity. Nature 136, 621–622 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136621a0
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