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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics

Exploring the limits of classical physics: Planck, Einstein, and the structure of a scientific revolution

Jochen Büttner, Jürgen Renn, Matthias Schemmel

Published Jan 21, 2003• 65 citations
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10.1016/s1355-2198(02)00031-x

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