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From: "Paul B. Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no>
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Subject: Re: the Special Theory of Relativity - 1905
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2024 15:27:12 +0200
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Den 03.06.2024 23:24, skrev x:
> On 6/2/24 22:12, The Starmaker wrote:
> Now when it comes to Einstein there was a paperback
> book some while ago, and my guess is that it is still
> in print.


You are probably referring to
"Relativity: The Special and General Theory"

It is a popular book, not a scientific paper.

https://paulba.no/paper/relativity.pdf


> 
> He came up with the idea of 'special relativity' and
> the later 'general relativity'.
> 
> Now 'semantics' has to do with the meaning of words.
> 
> When it comes to gravity, there is also something called
> 'static electricity'.  Is 'space-time' bent opposite for
> a positive charges versus a negative charge in an electric
> field?  But there is also 'ether'.  Just change the meaning
> of the word 'ether' to note all of the properties of
> what is sometimes called 'space-time'.  What is the
> meaning of the words 'true' or 'false'?
> 
> When it comes to special relativity, however, the speed of
> light is a CONSTANT, and that is an OBSERVED PROPERTY.
> (Sorry if all caps are too severe for you.)  He may have
> called something 'special' and 'general' later.  I think
> he wrote that book a lot later.
> 

The names General Relativity and Special Relativity
were introduced in his "GR-paper":

The Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity

https://paulba.no/paper/Foundation_of_GR.pdf

See the very first statement.

-- 
Paul

https://paulba.no/