Volume 7: The Berlin Years: Writings, 1918-1921 (English translation supplement)
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Volume 7: The Berlin Years: Writings, 1918-1921 (English translation supplement)
- PUBLISHER'S FOREWORD vii7
- LIST OF TEXTS ix9
- SELECTED TEXTS 117
- Vol. 6, Doc. 44a. "The Principal Ideas of the Theory of Relativity" 319
- Vol. 6, Doc. 45a. "On the Questionnaire Concerning the Right of National Self-Determination" 723
- 1. "On Gravitational Waves" 925
- 2. "Note on E. Schrödinger's Paper 'The Energy Components of the Gravitational Field'" 2844
- 3. "Comment on Schrödinger's Note 'On a System of Solutions for the Generally Covariant Gravitational Field Equations'" 3147
- 4. "On the Foundations of the General Theory of Relativity" 3349
- 5. "Critical Comment on a Solution of the Gravitational Field Equations Given by Mr. De Sitter" 3652
- 6. "Is It Possible to Determine Experimentally the X-Ray Refractive Indices of Solids?" 3955
- 7. "Motives for Research" 4157
- 8. "Supplement" to Hermann Weyl, "Gravitation and Electricity" 4662
- 9. "The Law of Energy Conservation in the General Theory of Relativity" and "Note Added in Proof" 4763
- 10. Review of Hermann Weyl, Space-Time-Matter: Lectures on General Relativity 6278
- 11. "Private Expert Opinion on the Objection to Patent Application G 43359 of the Society of Nautical Instruments on the Basis of Patent 241637" 6480
- 12. Lecture Notes for Courses on Special Relativity at the University of Berlin and the University of Zurich, Winter Semester 1918-1919 6581
- 13. "Dialogue about Objections to the Theory of Relativity" 6682
- 14. On the Need for a National Assembly 7692
- 15. "Comment on E. Gehrcke's Note, 'On the Ether'" 7894
- 16. "To the Society 'A Guaranteed Subsistence for All'" 7995
- 17. "Do Gravitational Fields Play an Essential Role in the Structure of the Elementary Particles of Matter?" 8096
- 18. "Comment about Periodical Fluctuations of Lunar Longitude, Which So Far Appeared to Be Inexplicable in Newtonian Mechanics" 89105
- 19. Lecture Notes for Course on General Relativity at the University of Berlin, Summer Semester 1919 93109
- 20. Excerpt from Lecture Notes for Course on General Relativity at the University of Zurich, Summer Semester 1919 94110
- 21. "Court Expert Opinion in the Matter of Anschutz & Co. vs. Kreiselbau Co." 95111
- 22. Comment on the Preceding Note of Albert von Brunn, "On Mr. Einstein's Remark about the Irregular Fluctuations of Lunar Longitude with an Approximate Period of the Rotation of the Lunar Nodes" 96112
- 23. "A Test of the General Theory of Relativity" 97113
- 24. "Leo Arons as Physicist" 98114
- 25. "What is the Theory of Relativity?" 100116
- 26. "Time, Space, and Gravitation" 106122
- 27. "Welcoming Address to Paul Colin" 107123
- 28. "Induction and Deduction in Physics" 108124
- 29. "Immigration from the East" 110126
- 30. "Expert Opinion on German Patent 269 498 of the A.E.G., Berlin, on a 'Method for the Production of Tungsten Wires for Filaments in Incandescent Lamps'" 112128
- 31. "Fundamental Ideas and Methods of the Theory of Relativity, Presented in Their Development" 113129
- 32. "In Support of Georg Nicolai" 151167
- 33. "Uproar in the Lecture Hall" 152168
- 34. "Assimilation and Anti-Semitism" 153169
- 35. "Anti-Semitism. Defense through Knowledge" 156172
- 36. An Exchange of Scientific Literature 158174
- 37. A Confession 159175
- 38. Ether and the Theory of Relativity 160176
- 39. "Propagation of Sound in Partly Dissociated Gases" 183199
- 40. "To the German Central Committee for Foreign Relief" 191207
- 41. "On the Quaker Relief Effort" 192208
- 42. To the "General Association for Popular Technical Education" 193209
- 43. On New Sources of Energy 195211
- 44. "Comment on the Paper by W. R. Heß, 'Contribution to the Theory of the Viscosity of Heterogeneous Systems'" 196212
- 45. "My Response. On the Anti-Relativity Company" 197213
- 46. Discussions of Lectures in Bad Nauheim 200216
- 47. On the Contribution of Intellectuals to International Reconciliation 201217
- 48. "Private Expert Opinion for Telefunken on the Patents of Meissner and Kühn" 202218
- 49. Response to Ernst Reichenbächer, "To What Extent Can Modern Gravitational Theory Be Established without Relativity?" 203219
- 50. "Brief Outline of the Development of the Theory of Relativity" 206222
- 51. "The Common Element in Artistic and Scientific Experience" 207223
- 52. Geometry and Experience 208224
- 53. "A Brief Outline of the Development of the Theory of Relativity" 223239
- 54. "On a Natural Addition to the Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity" 224240
- 55. "In My Defense" 229245
- 56. "A Simple Application of the Newtonian Law of Gravitation to Globular Star Clusters" 230246
- 57. "How I Became a Zionist" 234250
- 58. "King's College Lecture" 238254
- 59. On a Jewish Palestine. First Version 241257
- 60. "On A Jewish Palestine. Final Version" 243259
- 61. On Reporters 246262
- 62. "On the Founding of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem" 248264
- 63."On the Special and General Theory of Relativity" 250266
- 64. Lecture on the Special Theory of Relativity 251267
- 65. On the Misery of Children 252268
- 66. Court Expert Opinion in the Matter of Signal Co. vs. Atlas Works 253269
- 67. "Court Expert Opinion in the Matter of Atlas Works vs. Signal Co." 254270
- 68. "On an Experiment Concerning the Elementary Process of Light Emission" 255271
- 69. Impact of Science on the Development of Pacifism 257273
- 70. "The Plight of German Science. A Danger for the Nation" 259275
- 71. Four Lectures on the Theory of Relativity, Held at Princeton University in May 1921 261277
- ERRATA FOR VOLUME 6 369385
- INDEX 371387