Unified field theories in the first third of the 20th century. Transl. from the Russian by Julian B. Barbour
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Publication date: 5 March 1995
Published in: Science Networks. Historical Studies (Search for Journal in Brave)
History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory (83-02) History of differential geometry (53-03) History of optics and electromagnetic theory (78-03) History of relativity and gravitational theory (83-03)
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