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A Reinterpretation of Relativity

Nature volume 130, pages 204–205 (1932)Cite this article

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THE theory of relativity is an undeniable achievement in physics and is a logical development of the theory of measurement; but it does not have the significance for the universe which is usually ascribed to it. Real time is not fused with space, and absolute simultaneity does have a definite and definable meaning.

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  1. Department of Philosophy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

    ROY WOOD SELLARS

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SELLARS, R. A Reinterpretation of Relativity. Nature 130, 204–205 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/130204c0

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