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Book Title: Space and Time in Cotemporary Physics : an Introduction to the Theory of Relativity and Gravitation
Item Length: 8.4in
Item Height: 0.2in
Item Width: 5.4in
Author: Moritz Schlick
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Topic: Time, Physics / Relativity, Physics / General, Gravity
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers
Publication Year: 2006
Genre: Science
Item Weight: 5 oz
Number of Pages: 98 Pages
