The hunt for Vulcan: ... and how Albert Einstein destroyed a planet, discovered relativity, and deciphered the universe
Thomas Levenson • Random House • ISBN-13 978‑0812998986
The hunt for Vulcan: ... and how Albert Einstein destroyed a planet, discovered relativity, and deciphered the universe
Thomas Levenson • Random House
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ISBN-10: 0812998987 · ISBN-13: 978‑0812998986 · 2015 · 1st Edition
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Thomas Levenson chronicles the nineteenth-century scientific obsession with Vulcan, a hypothetical planet once believed to orbit between Mercury and the Sun. The narrative traces how the failure to locate this celestial body ultimately paved the way for Albert Einstein to dismantle Newtonian physics and introduce the revolutionary framework of general relativity. This account offers a meticulous examination of how scientific error can catalyze profound breakthroughs in our understanding of the universe.
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