If, relative to K, K1 is a uniformly moving co-ordinate system devoid of rotation, then natural phenomena run their course with respect to K1 according to exactly the same general laws as with respect to K. This statement is called the principle of relativity (in the restricted sense).
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It is not difficult to understand why the general principle of relativity (on the basis of the equivalence principle) has led to a theory of gravitation.