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This richly annotated facsimile edition of ""The Foundation of General Relativity"" introduces a new generation of readers to Albert Einstein's theory of gravitation. Written in 1915, this remarkable document is a watershed in the history of physics and an enduring testament to the elegance and precision of Einstein's thought. Presented here is a beautiful facsimile of Einstein's original handwritten manuscript, along with its English translation and an insightful page-by-page commentary that places the work in historical and scientific context. Hanoch Gutfreund and Jurgen Renn's concise introduction traces Einstein's intellectual odyssey from special to general relativity, and their essay ""The Charm of a Manuscript"" provides a delightful meditation on the varied afterlife of Einstein's text. Featuring a foreword by John Stachel, this handsome edition also includes a biographical glossary of the figures discussed in the book, a comprehensive bibliography, suggestions for further reading, and numerous photos and illustrations throughout.

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[Gutfreund and Renn] remind us of the charm a manuscript affords: rare glimpses into the working process of a great mind. --New Scientist

Any devotee of Einstein will relish the chance to parse this annotated facsimile of the physicist's original manuscript on general relativity... Their cogent descriptions and the accompanying illustrations and documents open a fascinating window onto Einstein's otherwise inaccessible opus. --Scientific American [Gutfreund and Renn] remind us of the charm a manuscript affords: rare glimpses into the working process of a great mind. --New Scientist

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Hanoch Gutfreund is professor emeritus of theoretical physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he is also the academic director of the Albert Einstein Archives. Jrgen Renn is a director at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin.

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