| Preface to the English Edition | IX |
| Editorial Note | X |
| Introduction | XI |
| 1 Newton and the Ocean of Truth | 1 |
| 2 Newton and Absolute Space | 10 |
| HALLER'S DREAM | |
| 3 Meeting Newton | 27 |
| 4 A Dialogue on Light | 36 |
| 5 Newton Meets Einstein | 53 |
| 6 The Speed of Light as a Constant of Nature | 64 |
| 7 Events, World Lines, and a Paradox | 91 |
| 8 Light in Space and Time | 97 |
| 9 Time Dilation | 100 |
| 10 Fast Muons Live Longer | 120 |
| 11 The Twin Paradox | 134 |
| 12 Space Contraction | 145 |
| 13 The Marvel of Space-Time | 154 |
| 14 Mass in Space and Time | 165 |
| 15 An Equation That Changed the World | 177 |
| 16 The Power of the Sun | 189 |
| 17 Lightning at Alamogordo | 202 |
| 18 Energy Hidden in the Nucleus | 208 |
| 19 Mysterious Antimatter | 222 |
| 20 Marveling at Elementary Particles | 235 |
| 21 Does Matter Decay? | 245 |
| Epilogue | 255 |
| Sources of Quotations | 257 |
| Suggested Reading | 259 |
| Glossary | 261 |
| Index | 267 |