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Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the miraculous year, this new paperback edition includes an introduction by John Stachel, which focuses on the personal aspects of Einstein's youth that facilitated and led up to the miraculous year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854470959340,"sku":"9780691122281","price":130.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780691122281.jpg?v=1759243542"},{"product_id":"relativity-by-albert-einstein-9780691191812","title":"Relativity","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA handsome annotated edition of Einstein's celebrated book on relativity, after completing the final version of his general theory of relativity in November 1915, Albert Einstein wrote \u003cem\u003eRelativity\u003c\/em\u003e. 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