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The Formative Years of Relativity: the History and Meaning of Einstein’s Princeton Lectures
First published in 1922 and based on lectures delivered in May 1921, Albert Einstein’s The Meaning of Relativity offered an overview and explanation of the then new and controversial theory of relativity. The work would go on to become a monumental classic, printed in numerous editions and translations worldwide. Now, The Formative Years of Relativity introduces Einstein’s masterpiece to new audiences.
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El Camino Hacia la Relatividad
This richly annotated facsimile edition of “The Foundation of General Relativity” introduces a new generation of readers to Albert Einstein’s theory of gravitation.
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A Companion to Critical and Cultural Theory
Featuring original essays from an international team of cultural theorists, the volume offers fresh and compelling perspectives and sketches out exciting new areas of theoretical inquiry. The coverage is thoughtfully organized into two sections: lineages and problematics.
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The Historians’ Task in the Age of the Anthropocene: Finding Hope in Japan?
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The Historians’ Task in the Age of the Anthropocene: Finding Hope in Japan?
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Lieutenant Riou Saves the Guardian: Navigating Theory and Experience on the High Seas
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Lieutenant Riou Saves the Guardian: Navigating Theory and Experience on the High Seas
MoreHistory of Scientific Objects
How are the objects of science constituted? The objects of a science may be as apparently straightforward as plants in botany, or as complex as the ex
Publications, Lorraine Daston (Ed.): Biographies of Scientific Objects. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2000.
Disciplining the Sense of Hearing: Auditory Practices in Mid Sixteenth-Century Geneva
This PhD project investigates new modes of listening ("attentive listening"), speaking ("plain" and "sincere speech") and remembering ("word memory")
Publications, Kvíčalová, A. (2014). Sound Signatures 2014: From Hearing Tubes to Computer Hacking. Sensory Studies [Online]., Funding Institutions, Volkswagenstiftung