The sky at Einstein's feet -- Bookkeeping at the speed of light -- Relativistic matter -- From shifting stars to multiple quasars -- Through the gravitational telescope -- The stars themselves -- Extreme spacetime bending : black holes -- The shape of Einstein's Universe -- The view from Einstein's shoulders
Summary
"One hundred years ago, Albert Einstein published his Special Theory of Relativity. In the century following his breakthrough, his insights have illuminated astronomical discovery. This book shows how deeply relativity has informed our interpretation of the Universe, and how many of the amazing discoveries of the last one hundred years can be interpreted properly only in the light of relativity." "Written in an accessible and non-mathematical way, this book provides a fascinating insight into the part that Einstein has played in the worlds of physics as well as space exploration and astronomical discovery."--Jacket
