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CONTENTS
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XXVII. The Space-time Continuum of the General Theory of Relativity is not a Euclidean Continuum 111
XXVIII. Exact Formulation of the General Principle of Relativity 115
XXIX. The Solution of the Problem of Gravitation on the Basis of the General Principle of Relativity 119
PART III
CONSIDERATIONS ON THE UNIVERSE AS A WHOLE
XXX. Cosmological Difficulties of Newton’s Theory 125
XXXI. The Possibility of a ‘‘Finite” and yet “Unbounded” Universe 128
XXXII. The Structure of Space according to the General Theory of Relativity 135
APPENDICES
I. Simple Derivation of the Lorentz Transformation 139
II. Minkowski’s Four-dimensional Space (“World”) [Supplementary to Section XVII.] 146
III. The Experimental Confirmation of the General Theory of Relativity 148
  (a) Motion of the Perihelion of Mercury 150
  (b) Deflection of Light by a Gravitational Field 152
  (c) Displacement of Spectral Lines towards the Red 155
Bibliography 161
Index 165