DOWN TO EARTH RELATIVITY

Irwin I. Shapiro

Abstract: The basic concepts of the special and general theories of relativity arc described. Simple examples are given to illustrate the effect of relativity on measurements of time and frequency in the near-earth environment.
Published in: Proceedings of the 10th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting
November 28 - 30, 1978
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
Pages: 549 - 568
Cite this article: Shapiro, Irwin I., "DOWN TO EARTH RELATIVITY," Proceedings of the 10th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting, Greenbelt, Maryland, November 1978, pp. 549-568.
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