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Michael Friedman
Foundations of Space-Time Theories [PDF ebook]
Relativistic Physics and Philosophy of Science

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This book, explores the conceptual foundations of Einstein’s theory of relativity: the fascinating, yet tangled, web of philosophical, mathematical, and physical ideas that is the source of the theory’s enduring philosophical interest.
Originally published in 1983.
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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 404 ● ISBN 9781400855124 ● File size 17.9 MB ● Publisher Princeton University Press ● City Princeton ● Country US ● Published 2014 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5489780 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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