Books: Post-Newtonian

THE MYSTERIOUS UNIVERSE—Sir James Jeans—Macmillan ($2.25).

If you are not a mathematician, stick to your muttons. So hints Astronomer Sir James Jeans. "It is true, in a sense somewhat different from that intended by Galileo, that 'Nature's great book is written in mathematical language.' So true is it that no one except a mathematician need ever hope fully to understand those branches of science which try to un ravel universe—the theory fundamental of nature of relativity, the the theory of quanta and the wave-mechanics."

But some mathematicians, like Jeans, are bilingual, can also make...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!