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Newton to Einstein: The Trail of Light: An Excursion to the Wave-Particle Duality and the Special Theory of Relativity by Ralph Baierlein Paperback, 348 Pages, Published 2001 ISBN-10: 0-521-42323-6 / 0521423236 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-42323-6 / 9780521423236 This undergraduate text takes the reader along the trail of light from Newton's particles to Einstein's relativity. Like the best detective stories, it presents clues and encourages the reader to draw conclusions before the answers are revealed. The first seven chapters describe how light behaves, d |