SOURCE BOOKS IN THE HISTORY OF THE SCIENCES

A Source Book in Physics

William Francis Magie

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$176.00 • £140.95 • €158.50

ISBN 9780674823655

Publication Date: 01/01/1935

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636 pages

111 line illustrations, 17 tables

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William Francis Magie was Professor of Physics at Princeton University.

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