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Autore |
Achinstein Peter |
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Titolo |
Particles and waves |
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Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-773120-1 |
0-19-802300-6 |
1-280-52549-5 |
9786610525492 |
0-19-534505-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (344 p. ) : halftones, line drawings |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Science - Philosophy - History |
Physics - Methodology - History |
Wave-particle duality - History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 1991. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A collection of essays by the scientific philosopher Peter Achinstein, representing the culmination of his examination of methodological issues arising from 19th century physics. He focuses on philosophical problems surrounding the postulation of unobservable entities such as light waves. |
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