Understand Mach's Principle: What does it Mean?

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Look at chapters 2 and 3 of "The Fabric of the Cosmos" by Brian Greene. It is an excellent discussion of Newton's bucket and Mach's Principle.
 
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I don't have "Fabric of the Cosmos" handy. What does he say that is new and different?
 

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