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Einstein's "Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Körper" ("On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies") was published September 26.
It reconciles Maxwell's equations for electricity and magnetism with the laws of mechanics by introducing major changes to mechanics close to the speed of light. This later became known as Einstein's special theory of relativity.
The paper mentions the names of only five other scientists, Isaac Newton, James Clerk Maxwell, Heinrich Hertz, Christian Doppler, and Hendrik Lorentz. It does not have any references to any other publications.
Yes, none at all. Zilch. Isn't that highly unusual? Why would anyone want to publish something with no citations, unless it was claimed to be purely original. (It was not, in fact he did not even mention Poincare, who had done a lot of work.)
It reconciles Maxwell's equations for electricity and magnetism with the laws of mechanics by introducing major changes to mechanics close to the speed of light. This later became known as Einstein's special theory of relativity.
The paper mentions the names of only five other scientists, Isaac Newton, James Clerk Maxwell, Heinrich Hertz, Christian Doppler, and Hendrik Lorentz. It does not have any references to any other publications.
Yes, none at all. Zilch. Isn't that highly unusual? Why would anyone want to publish something with no citations, unless it was claimed to be purely original. (It was not, in fact he did not even mention Poincare, who had done a lot of work.)