Spacetime & Relativity

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Why does time pass more slowly when you travel fast? Do speeding objects really get shorter and heavier? How can you reach a star which is four light years away in only three years? Is space really curved? In this brilliant little book, illustrated with numerous... Read More
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Spacetime & Relativity

How does time pass more slowly as you travel faster? Do speeding objects really get shorter and heavier? In this brilliant pocket book, illustrated with numerous worked examples and helpful original diagrams, physicist Oliver Linton reveals the truly astonishing nature of the spacetime continuum we all inhabit.

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Why does time pass more slowly when you travel fast? Do speeding objects really get shorter and heavier? How can you reach a star which is four light years away in only three years? Is space really curved?

In this brilliant little book, illustrated with numerous worked examples and helpful original diagrams, physicist Oliver Linton reveals the truly astonishing nature of the spacetime continuum we all inhabit. If you have ever wanted to think like Einstein, Spacetime & Relativity is the book for you.

Series: Wooden Books U.K. Series

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781907155635

Publisher: Wooden Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wooden Books

Illustration: 100

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 125.0mm

Height: 155.0mm

Weight: 100g

Pages: 64

About the Author

Oliver Linton has had a life-long interest in computers and played a significant role in the development of the use of personal computers in education. He is also author of Fractals, Mathematical Functions and Numbers in this series.

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