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Einstein's Relativity in Annalen der Physik 1916

Title: Die Grundlage der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie
Author: Einstein, Albert
Description: First Printing, Journal Issue. In: Annalen der Physik. Vierte Folge. Band 49. Edited by W. Wien and M. Planck. Einstein's article is in No. 7, pp. 769-822. 8¼x5¼, period half calf & marbled boards, spine gilt.The great paper on General Relativity, a cornerstone of Einstein's research. "The authorized version of Einstein's general theory of relativity. The theory's impact upon twentieth-century science and thought can hardly be overstated" (Norman). Norman 695; PMM 408; Weil 80.
Heading: Place Published: Liepzig
Publisher: Johann Ambrosius Barth
Date Published: 1916

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Slight fading to spine; rubberstamps of Imperial Chemical Industries Limited to front endpapers, a very fine copy rarely found in better condition.

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