Mach: Science of Mechanics
Mach, Ernst: The Science of Mechanics: A Critical and Historical Account of its Development, 1883
In this work, Mach formulates his groundbreaking critique of Newtons concept of absolute space. It is this critique that shakes Einstein's believe in Newtonian mechanics. This convinces Einstein that the idea of absolute time is futile.


Ernst Mach, The Science of Mechanics: A Critical and Historical Exposition of Its Principles

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