[[Einstein]] asserted in his book ''The meaning of Relativity'' (1922) that according to his conviction the possibility of explaining the numerical equality of [[inertia]] and [[gravitation]] by the unity of their nature is a sufficient reason for holding [[General Theory of Relativity]] as superior over the conceptions of classical theories and for considering all the difficulties encountered when making a way for his new theory "as small" in this respect.<ref>{{cite book |author=Marco M. Capria, Aubert Daigneaut et al. |title=Physics Before and After Einstein |publisher=IOS Press |year=2005 |chapter=5. General Relativity: Gravitation as Geometry and the Machian Programme |isbn=1-58603-462-6 |url= | [[Einstein]] asserted in his book ''The meaning of Relativity'' (1922) that according to his conviction the possibility of explaining the numerical equality of [[inertia]] and [[gravitation]] by the unity of their nature is a sufficient reason for holding [[General Theory of Relativity]] as superior over the conceptions of classical theories and for considering all the difficulties encountered when making a way for his new theory "as small" in this respect.<ref>{{cite book |author=Marco M. Capria, Aubert Daigneaut et al. |title=Physics Before and After Einstein |publisher=IOS Press |year=2005 |chapter=5. General Relativity: Gravitation as Geometry and the Machian Programme |isbn=1-58603-462-6 |url= |