The Einstein Theory of Relativity

The Einstein Theory of RelativityBy Prof. H.A. Lorentz of the University of Leyden
Comments -
1. Einstein's theory has the very highest degree of aesthetic merit every lover of the beautiful must wish it to be true.
2. For centuries, Newton's doctrine of the attraction of gravitation has been the most prominent example of a theory of natural science.
3.Einstein has put an end to this isolation; it is now well established that gravitation affects not only matter but also light.
4. It is comprehensible that a person could not have arrived at such a farreaching change of view by continuing to follow the old beaten paths.
5. Everyone knows that a person may be sitting in any kind of a vehicle without noticing its progress.
Questions-
1. Was Newton's theory completely different from Einstein's or were there similarities?
2. How did he prove that gravity affected light?
3. How far off the path did Einstein go from the original ideas?
4.What does the movement of a car have to do with Einstein's theory?
Vocabulary -
1.aesthetic -pertaining to a sense of the beautiful or to the science of aesthetics.
2. doctrine - . a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government:
3. prominent - standing out beyond the adjacent surface or line; projecting.
Literary Terms -
setting - space
exposition - Einstein's theory is more pleasing than any other.
Outline -
Part of Einstein's theory includes how gravity affcts light. It also affects movement such as driving a car.