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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

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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

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