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Book Title: More Surprises In Theoretical Physics
Number of Pages: 126 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: More Surprises in Theoretical Physics
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Subject: Physics / Mathematical & Computational, Physics / General
Publication Year: 1991
Item Height: 0.6 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 6 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Rudolf Peierls
Subject Area: Science
Item Width: 6 in
Series: Princeton Series in Physics Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
