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Physics Bulletin

The Philosophical Impact of Contemporary Physics

F. I. G. RAWLINS

Published Sep 1, 1962• 125 citations
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By Milič Čapek: London: D. Van Nostrand Co. Ltd. Pp. xvii + 399. Price 30s. This book is a veritable monument of erudition. The author must have read practically everything which has a bearing upon his main theme, namely the great revolution in the concepts which divide classical from contemporary physics.
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10.1088/0031-9112/13/9/006

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