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Hermann Minkowski (1864-1909) found that the theory of special relativity could be best understood as a four-dimensional space, since known as the Minkowski spacetime.. In physics, Minkowski space (or Minkowski spacetime) (/ m ɪ ŋ ˈ k ɔː f s k i,-ˈ k ɒ f-/ [1]) is the main mathematical description of spacetime in the absence of gravitation.It combines inertial space and time manifolds

闵可夫斯基空间（Minkowski space）是一种用于描述时空的数学结构。. 它在1908年由赫尔曼·闵可夫斯基首次提出，以处理特殊相对论中的物理现象。. 闵可夫斯基空间将时间和空间统一为一个四维时空，其中包含一个时间维度和三个空间维度。. 闵可夫斯基空间的

Abstract. This chapter is a critical reading of the published version of Minkowski's 1908 Cologne address, in which the concept of four-dimensional spacetime was publically unveiled. Cosgrove places Minkowski's endeavors in relativity theory in the context of formalism-driven "Göttingen science" of the early twentieth century.