The World of Physics: The evolutionary cosmos and the limits of science
- ISBN-10
- 0671499319
- ISBN-13
- 9780671499310
- Pages
- 1128
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Jefferson Hane Weaver
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