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It's About Time : Understanding Einstein's Relativity /

"This readable and complete exposition of the nature of time as addressed in Einstein's special theory of relativity is accessible to readers without training in the sciences. Published on the 100th anniversary of Einstein's famous 1905 paper, it assumes only competency in simple high...

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Autor principal: Mermin, N. David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton. : Princeton University Press, 2005.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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