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Subject: Re:  speed of light
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Date: Mon, 13-May-85 23:04:39 EDT
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From: lucas@cmu-psy-a (pete lucas)

If you'd really like to get a handle on this relativity stuff relatively
painlessly, let me suggest that you go to the horse's mouth:  There is a
marvelous little book called "Relativity: The Special and General Theory, A
Popular Exposition" by one A. Einstein.  Let me quote from the author's
Preface:
        The present book is intended, as far as possible, to give an exact
        insight into the theory of Relativity to those readers who, for a
        general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested
        in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical
        apparatus of theoretical physics.  The work presumes a standard
        of education corresponding to that of a university matriculation
        examination, and, despite the shortness of the book, a fair amount
        of patience and force of will on the part of the reader....
The book was written in 1916, but the reference for my copy is  New York:
Crown Publishers, 1961.
				-Pete Lucas, CMU