Derivation of Einstein's velocity addition theorem through use of the invariant double ratio

Foundations of Physics 8 (1-2):131-135 (1978)
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The connection between the Minkowskian geometry of the plane and its projective geometry is exemplified by the Einstein velocity addition theorem

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Relativity and common sense.Hermann Bondi - 1964 - Garden City, N.Y.,: Anchor books.
Die Relativitätstheorie Einsteins.Max Born - 1923 - Annalen der Philosophie 3 (4):631-632.

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