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Einstein in Spain: Relativity and the Recovery of Science
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Full Title:
Einstein in Spain: Relativity and the Recovery of Science
Contributors:
By (Author) Thomas F. Glick
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Relativity physics
Dewey:
530.092
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
408
Dimensions:
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
Weight:
680g
Description
From 1900 to 1924 Spain experienced a stage of vigorous academic freedom and unfettered scientific inquiry that strikingly contrasted with the repressive atmosphere of the periods before and after. Thomas Glick explores this "recovery of science" by focusing on the national discussion provoked by Einstein's trip to Spain in 1923. His visit stimulat
