Published here in the original German and French, along with an English translation, the correspondence between Albert Einstein and Elie Cartan includes letters written between 1929 and 1932, after which time Einstein abandoned his unified field theory based on absolute parallelism.
Originally published in 1979.
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Vendeur : Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA], Beloit, WI, Etats-Unis
Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First American Edition. Reprints some 39 friendly but technical letters between the great French mathematician and the German theoretical physicist, in their original French & German, with English translations opposite. Cartan's work was instrumental in moving Einstein away from a unified field theory based on distant parallelism. Debever's preface, in French, is NOT translated. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured. Light wear to book & jacket; no names or marks; xvii, blank, 233 pages + contents page; 2 b/w plates reproducing a letter by Cartan and a post card from Einstein; errata card laid in. Size: Octavo. N° de réf. du vendeur x1221
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Vendeur : Free Play Books, NEW HAVEN, CT, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. 10 x 6.5 inches. xvii, 233 pp. Preface in French. Orange cloth lettered in black. Normal shelf wear to board edges. Jacket creased along upper edges, light sunned at spine. Near Fine in Very Good Dust Jacket. In mylar sleeve. N° de réf. du vendeur 4190
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Vendeur : Maxwell's House of Books, La Mesa, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. Clean, crisp hardcover in fine condition. Near fine DJ in mylar cover; faint edge wear. N° de réf. du vendeur 062758
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Vendeur : Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. 233 pp. Hardcover, bound in cloth with dust jacket. Unmarked. N° de réf. du vendeur M20-Bas-R273
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Vendeur : Warwick Books, member IOBA, South Pasadena, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition, with erratum slip laid in. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Dust jacket is fresh and bright, with a thin strip of sunning at top. Preface in French, rest of text in English. 8vo. 235 pp. N° de réf. du vendeur 95660
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Vendeur : Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, Etats-Unis
Cloth. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. First Edition. Orange cloth, lettered in black. As issued. Dust jacket as issued, now in archival mylar. xvii,235 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. N° de réf. du vendeur 030708
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Vendeur : Antiquariat Renner OHG, Albstadt, Allemagne
Hardcover. Etat : Gut. Schutzumschlag. Original Text, English Translation by Jules Leroy & Jim Ritter. Ed. by Robert Debever. Princeton UP 1979. gr.8°. XVII, 233 p. OCloth with dust jacket. (edge slightly stained).- Private stamp on flyleaf. N° de réf. du vendeur 87082
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Vendeur : Studibuch, Stuttgart, Allemagne
hardcover. Etat : Gut. 260 Seiten; 9780691082295.3 Gewicht in Gramm: 1. N° de réf. du vendeur 1069568
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