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Henri Poincaré and Relativity Theory Identifies the contributions made to the special theory of relativity by Poincaré and argues that the theory "has been created not by A. Einstein only but even to a greater extent by Poincaré." By A. A. Logunov. http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0408077 Arxiv.org  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check   Einstein, Nordström and the Early Demise of Scalar, Lorentz Covariant Theories of Gravitation About the development of general relativity, Einstein's early rejection of Lorentz-covariant theories of gravity, and Nordström's attempts at formulating just such a model. By J. D. Norton (University of Pittsburgh). http://www.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/papers/Nordstroem.pdf Pitt.edu  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check   Scott Walter's Homepage Contains articles of the historian of science Scott Walter (Université de Nancy 2), including those on the history of special relativity, with a special focus on contributors other than Einstein (such as Poincaré, and Minkowski). http://www.univ-nancy2.fr/DepPhilo/walter/ Univ-nancy2.fr  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check   History of General Relativity Wikipedia article on the development of relativity. Includes sections about observational tests and alternative theories. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_general_relativity Wikipedia.org  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check   Eclipse Showed Gravity Vatiation New York Times article on the 1919 eclipse observations by two British expeditions, which confirmed the predictions of general relativity for light deflection near the sun. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=950DE7D61138EE32A2575AC0A9679D946896D6CF Nytimes.com  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check   A Note on Relativity before Einstein The first presentation of the Lorentz transformations, including the crucial time dilation, belongs to Larmor (c. 1897). http://eprint.uq.edu.au/archive/00002307/01/larmor.pdf Uq.edu.au  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check   Lost in Einstein's Shadow American Scientist magazine article describes the people whose work paved the way for the special theory of relativity. By Tony Rothman; also includes link to PDF version. http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/pub/2006/2/lost-in-einsteins-shadow Americanscientist.org  ~   Site Info   Whois   Trace Route   RBL Check