History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity. Volume II, The Modern Theories, 1900-1926by Edmund Whittaker
โ Scribed by Review by: P. W. Bridgman
- Book ID
- 123711493
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Year
- 1956
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 158 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-1753
- DOI
- 10.2307/226638
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