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Einstein explained that when two objects are moving at a constant speed as the relative motion between the two. Einstein s relativity theory was presented as a principled, rather than a constructive, theory. Thus we can draw conclusions about the geometrical structure of the universe only if we base our considerations on the state of the matter as being something that is known. While lorentz failed to discover this relativity due to his belief in newtons theory and the true time. In 1905, albert einstein, a 26yearold patent clerk, wrote a paper that revolutionized science. The special and the general theory by albert einstein.
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