Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. A Brief Note on the Publication of this Work xi
4. Foreword xiii
5. Preface xvii
6. The Charm of a Manuscript 1
7. Einstein’s Intellectual Odyssey to General Relativity 7
8. The Annotated Manuscript 37
9. Notes on the Annotation Pages 141
10. Postscript: The Drama Continues . . . 149
11. A Chronology of the Genesis of General Relativity and its Formative Years 159
12. Physicists, Mathematicians, and Philosophers Relevant to Einstein’s Thinking 165
13. Further Reading 179
14. English Translation of “The Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity” 183
15. English Translation of “Hamilton’s Principle and the General Theory of Relativity” 227
16. Index 233