Symmetries in physics : philosophical reflections /

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Imprint:Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Description:xii, 445 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5046609
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Other authors / contributors:Brading, Katherine, 1970-
Castellani, Elena, 1959-
ISBN:0521821371
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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