Re: What is the history of relativity theory? (continuation of Poincare thread)

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> You almost fooled me with your pontificating tone. But here you are
> showing your blatant ignorance of the situation. Lorentz and Poincare
> were very good friends. They worked in collaboration on this theory.

That doesn't enter the debate. Of course I don't think Poincaré looted
Lorentz, but it is presented so by his advocates in order to make him
the discoverer of Relativity, while in reality the so-called theory of
Poincaré is no more than the Lorentz contraction. Poincaré pointed out
that the *equation* describing the contraction made up a group with the
rotations and the translations, and it is so on whichever it applies.
That's his only contribution, bar some general comments and word
minting.

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