Reading Guide for
Einstein, "What is Relativity?" (1919), "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies" [excerpt] (1905), "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend upon its Energy Content?" (1905)
What two basic principles (postulates, assumptions) does Einstein adopt, and why?
How do these seem to become important in his reasoning and/or conclusions?
[2nd paper, §2] What is the upshot of Einstein's definition of simultaneity?
[3rd paper] What is the upshot of Einstein's conceptualizing motion and (kinetic) energy with reference to two systems of coordinates?
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