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Page 53
... relative distances and relative time intervals . " Absolute , true , and mathematical " space and time , by themselves , are not objects of possible experi- ence . How , then , do we know that they exist at all ? Newton rightly ...
... relative distances and relative time intervals . " Absolute , true , and mathematical " space and time , by themselves , are not objects of possible experi- ence . How , then , do we know that they exist at all ? Newton rightly ...
Page 56
... relative to the " wheels " and " cylinders , " and is therefore relative motion . The motion generated or altered by these machines is also relative - relative , namely , to the surface of the earth . NEWTON'S SECOND ARGUMENT REFUTED ...
... relative to the " wheels " and " cylinders , " and is therefore relative motion . The motion generated or altered by these machines is also relative - relative , namely , to the surface of the earth . NEWTON'S SECOND ARGUMENT REFUTED ...
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... relative to his system of reference O is moving toward G ' ; that is , O is moving toward the light coming from E ' and away from that coming from F ' . Under these conditions O would naturally see the two flashes simultaneously only if ...
... relative to his system of reference O is moving toward G ' ; that is , O is moving toward the light coming from E ' and away from that coming from F ' . Under these conditions O would naturally see the two flashes simultaneously only if ...
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and Empirical Elements in Experience | 21 |
THE DISPUTES OVER SPACE AND TIME | 49 |
THE WORLD ABOUT US AND ITS INTERPRETATION | 77 |
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