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... CLASSICAL SYNTHESIS 239 The Units of Matter 240 Radiation and Fields of Force 249 The Empire of Classical Physics 261 Doubts and Reservations 263 12 ENTERING THE QUANTUM WORLD The Flaws in the Classical System ' Look First upon this ...
... CLASSICAL SYNTHESIS 239 The Units of Matter 240 Radiation and Fields of Force 249 The Empire of Classical Physics 261 Doubts and Reservations 263 12 ENTERING THE QUANTUM WORLD The Flaws in the Classical System ' Look First upon this ...
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... Classical Library and William Heinemann Ltd. , A Source Book in Greek Science ( M. R. Cohen and I. E. Drabkin ) , page 104 ; F. Sherwood Taylor and Taylor & Francis Ltd. , ' The Origin of the Thermometer ' from Annals of Science ( Vol ...
... Classical Library and William Heinemann Ltd. , A Source Book in Greek Science ( M. R. Cohen and I. E. Drabkin ) , page 104 ; F. Sherwood Taylor and Taylor & Francis Ltd. , ' The Origin of the Thermometer ' from Annals of Science ( Vol ...
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... Classical Library and William Heinemann Ltd. , Hesiod ; Martin Levey and D. Van Nostrand Co. Inc. , Chemistry and Chemical Technology in Ancient Mesopotamia ; R. J. Forbes and Heinemann of New York , Studies in Ancient Technology ; The ...
... Classical Library and William Heinemann Ltd. , Hesiod ; Martin Levey and D. Van Nostrand Co. Inc. , Chemistry and Chemical Technology in Ancient Mesopotamia ; R. J. Forbes and Heinemann of New York , Studies in Ancient Technology ; The ...
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Contents
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VI | 26 |
VII | 31 |
VIII | 34 |
IX | 36 |
X | 39 |
XI | 40 |
XII | 44 |
XLVII | 197 |
XLVIII | 200 |
XLIX | 202 |
L | 205 |
LI | 206 |
LII | 214 |
LIII | 220 |
LIV | 227 |
XIII | 46 |
XIV | 52 |
XV | 57 |
XVI | 61 |
XVII | 71 |
XVIII | 73 |
XIX | 80 |
XX | 83 |
XXI | 86 |
XXII | 90 |
XXIII | 91 |
XXIV | 96 |
XXV | 99 |
XXVI | 100 |
XXVII | 104 |
XXVIII | 107 |
XXIX | 108 |
XXX | 113 |
XXXI | 116 |
XXXII | 121 |
XXXIII | 127 |
XXXIV | 131 |
XXXV | 135 |
XXXVI | 136 |
XXXVII | 142 |
XXXVIII | 148 |
XXXIX | 154 |
XL | 163 |
XLI | 169 |
XLIII | 171 |
XLIV | 176 |
XLV | 184 |
XLVI | 192 |
LV | 232 |
LVI | 237 |
LVII | 238 |
LVIII | 247 |
LIX | 259 |
LX | 261 |
LXI | 268 |
LXII | 269 |
LXIII | 274 |
LXIV | 278 |
LXV | 283 |
LXVI | 289 |
LXVII | 294 |
LXVIII | 299 |
LXIX | 303 |
LXX | 305 |
LXXI | 308 |
LXXII | 312 |
LXXIII | 317 |
LXXIV | 320 |
LXXV | 329 |
LXXVI | 332 |
LXXVII | 336 |
LXXVIII | 337 |
LXXIX | 340 |
LXXX | 345 |
LXXXI | 356 |
LXXXII | 359 |
LXXXIII | 363 |
LXXXIV | 367 |
LXXXV | 373 |
LXXXVI | 379 |
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The Architecture of Matter Stephen Edelston Toulmin,Stephen Toulmin,June Goodfield Limited preview - 1982 |
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