Sir Arthur Eddington: 3 books

Arthur Eddington was one of the greatest English thinkers of the early 20th century. Here is a fascinating account of a genius trying to explain how hard but immensely rewarding scientific thinking can be. Beautifully written and a still relevant even today.

By his theory of relativity Albert Einstein has provoked a revolution of thought in physical science. The achievement consists essentially in this:|Einstein has succeeded in separating far more completely than hitherto the share of the observer and the share of external nature in the things...

Sir Arthur Eddington here formulates mathematically his conception of the world of physics derived from the theory of relativity. The argument is developed in a form which throws light on the origin and significance of the great laws of physics; its consequences are followed to the full extent in...