The Laboratory Of The Mind: Thought Experiments In The Natural Sciences

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Book Title: The Laboratory Of The Mind: Thought Experiments In The Natur...

Number of Pages: 230 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Laboratory of the Mind : Thought Experiments in The Natural Sciences

Publisher: Routledge

Publication Year: 2010

Subject: Physics / Quantum Theory, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Epistemology, General, Movements / Rationalism, Research & Methodology, Physics / General

Item Height: 0.5 in

Item Weight: 10.2 Oz

Type: Textbook

Subject Area: Science, Philosophy

Author: James Robert Brown

Item Length: 8.5 in

Item Width: 5.7 in

Format: Uk-B Format Paperback