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Item Weight: 0.4 lbs
Book Title: From Newton to Einstein : Ask the Physicist about Mechanics and Relativity
Item Length: 10in.
Item Width: 7in.
Author: F Todd Baker
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Physics / General
Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: Science
Number of Pages: 94 Pages
