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Page for page Einstein’s relativity paper is virtually unparalleled in the history of science in its depth, breadth and intellectual virtuosity. Setting the paper in its historic context serves to make this point manifestly clear.
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Miller, A.I. (1979). “On the History of the Special Relativity Theory”. In: Aichelburg, P.C., Sexl, R.U. (eds) Albert Einstein. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-91080-6_8
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