The Einstein Theory of Relativity

The Einstein Theory of Relativity

By Prof. H.A. Lorentz of the University of Leyden

comments -

1.The minute differences between the effects deduced from his theory and those deduced from Newton are measurable in certain cases.

2. Einstein's theory requires some essential modification.

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 not comprehensible that a person could not have arrived at such a farreaching change of view by continuing to follow the old beaten paths, but only by introducing some sort of new idea.

5.If the spaces of the universe are filled with a substance, in which aside from eventual vibrations and other slight movements, there is never any crowding or flowing of one part alongside of another.

questions -

1.What modifications are required to prove Einstein's theory?

2. What are the minute deifferences between Einstein's and Newton's deduced theories?

3.How does gravity affect light?

4.Why did Einstein vary from the original path?

vocabulary -
1.electrodynamics -the branch of physics that deals with the interactions of electric, magnetic, and mechanical phenomena.
2.ascribe -to credit or assign, as to a cause or source;
3.unification -the state or condition of being unified.
Literary terms -
setting - space
exposition - The differences in theories between Newton and Einstein.
Outline - Einstein had completely differnt theories from Newton. Although Newton wasn't totally wrong. Einstein also had to reinvent some of his ideas as well.