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Ehrenfest's Library :: Einstein Manuscript Found in Leiden ¶ Updated | 7 comments (7 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
Did Physics Change? (none / 1)
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Relativity

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No, time is not constant and when you approach the speed of light you will not age relative to your time frame in the universe at planet earth.

Please don't ask me to explain, although it's the year of Einstein -
PP studied for it - so best throw her the questions. Thanks.

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by Oui on Sat Aug 20th, 2005 at 02:21:07 PM EST
Very cool!! (4.00 / 3)
Thanks for pointing me to your diary (I just saw your comment reply to one of mine at dKos).

This is fascinating.

by Plutonium Page (page dot vlinders at gmail dot com) on Sat Aug 20th, 2005 at 05:15:25 PM EST
Einstein's Credo Inspired by Spinoza (4.00 / 3)
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I know you'll love to browse in this stuff - enjoy!
Leiden ain't that bad - lots of history -
see also Huygens diary.   <2nd link>

It is well known that Einstein's religious credo was inspired by that of Spinoza. In his book on "Einstein and Religion", Max Jammer writes:

    The philosopher whom Einstein admired most was Baruch (later, Benedictus) Spinoza, the seventeenth-century Jewish philosopher, who was excommunicated by the Amsterdam synagogue and declined the Heidelberg professorship in order to live as a lens grinder, leading an independent life dedicated to philosophical reflections.... Einstein was most influenced by Spinoza's thesis of an unrestricted determinism and the belief in the existence of a superior intelligence that reveals itself in the harmony and beauty of nature.


    Baruch Spinoza

The earliest recorded reference of Einstein to Spinoza is a poem from 1920. We are not used to think of Einstein as a poet, and one may wonder what triggered his poetic expression in that year. Here I offer a speculation, based on an unexpected discovery made during a recent visit to a little house in the village of Rijnsburg, just outside Leiden.

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by Oui on Sat Aug 20th, 2005 at 05:46:01 PM EST
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Fancy that (none / 1)
I always thought Spinoza spent most of his life in Leiden, but it turns out he merely lived for two years in nearby Rijnsburg. (Anyway, Leiden happens to be my favorite town in the Netherlands, and Spinoza and Einstein are two of my intellectual heroes ;- So thanks for this neat diary!)  

If you can't convince them, confuse them. (Harry S. Truman)
by brainwave on Sun Aug 21st, 2005 at 02:01:00 AM EST
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Re: Ehrenfest's Library :: Einstein (4.00 / 3)
As my family has ties with the University of Leiden I used to hear stories about Einstein.The uncle of a friend of mine received extra lessons in math from Einstein, together with a son of Ehrenfest (?). He remembered that problems became clear and simple when Einstein explained them. Also, he still saw Einstein and Ehrenfest trough a low window, discussing for hours on end, writing furiously on a blackboard. Einstein wore a turtleneck sweater on such occasions, which was somewhat bizar in that era.
by JUDGE on Sun Aug 21st, 2005 at 03:34:23 AM EST
To Judge » Ehrenfest's Library :: Einstein (none / 1)
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Appreciate this comment, especially as it's your debut contribution here at EuroTrib - or at BooMan's as well!

Amazing to find these intellectuals residing in the community of Leiden, such a wonderful historic place - Pilgrim Fathers and resistence to the Spanish siege October 3, 1574 as well as founding of University on February 8, 1575. A mere 201 years before the founding of the United States.


<click on pic :: site with lots of historic info>

Rembrandt van Rhyn

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by Oui on Sun Aug 21st, 2005 at 04:18:27 AM EST
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AP - AFP pick up story Einstein Manuscript (none / 0)
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When I started diary, yahoo had no news items available on topic.
At last today, the MSM have picked up on amazing story and have written articles on find of manuscript.

Heh - you read it first at European Tribune - you bet!

Einstein Gallery and Jewish National & University Library

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by Oui on Sun Aug 21st, 2005 at 04:56:38 PM EST

Ehrenfest's Library :: Einstein Manuscript Found in Leiden ¶ Updated | 7 comments (7 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
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