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Einstein's Italian Mathematicians: Ricci, Levi-civita, and the Birth of General Relativity (Monograph Books)
by Judith R. Goodstein
ISBN: 1470428466
Found in 1 comment on Hacker News
bmitc
· 2022-02-12 ·
Original thread
For some context surrounding the mathematical difficulties of general relativity at the time, I recommend the book
Einstein's Italian Mathematicians: Ricci, Levi-Civita, and the Birth of General Relativity
.
https://www.amazon.com/Einsteins-Italian-Mathematicians-Levi...
https://www.amazon.com/Einsteins-Italian-Mathematicians-Levi...