New book of Christopher Jon BJERKNES
"ANTICIPATIONS OF EINSTEIN IN
THE GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY"
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Hilbert's Proofs Prove Hilbert's Priority

  1. Introduction
  2. Corry, Renn and Stachel's Baseless Revisionism
  3. Historical Background and the Correspondence
  4. Hilbert's Proofs Prove Hilbert's Priority
  5. A Question of Character
  6. A Question of Ability
  7. Conclusion

2 Gerber's Formula

  1. Introduction
  2. How Fast Does Gravity Go?
  3. Gerber's Formula was Well-Known
  4. Einstein's Fudge
  5. Conclusion

3 Soldner's Prediction

  1. Introduction
  2. Soldner's Hypothesis and Solution
  3. Einstein Knew the Newtonian Prediction
  4. Soldner's Formulation
  5. Conclusion

4 The Principle of Equivalence, Etc

  1. Introduction
  2. Eotvos' Experimental Fact and Planck's Propositionl
  3. Kinertia's Elevator is Einstein's Happiest Thought
  4. Dynamism
  5. Space-Time
  6. Reference Frames and Covariance
  7. Conclusion

Appendix A: Soldner's Paper on Light

Appendix B: Hilbert's Published Paper

Appendix C: Hilbert's Printer's Proofs

Appendix D: Einstein's Field Equations Paper

Appendix E: Gerber's Paper on Mercury

Appendix F: Einstein's Paper on Mercury

Notes

Index

Bibliography