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    <subTitle>a basic introduction</subTitle>
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    <dateIssued>2010</dateIssued>
    <edition>2nd ed.</edition>
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    <extent>1 online resource (xiii, 435 p.) : ill.</extent>
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  <abstract>An introduction to Einstein's general theory of relativity, this work is structured so that interesting applications, such as gravitational lensing, black holes and cosmology, can be presented without the readers having to first learn the difficult mathematics of tensor calculus.</abstract>
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  <note type="statement of responsibility">Ta-Pei Cheng.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographical references and index.</note>
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    <topic>Relativity (Physics)</topic>
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