Historical Epistemology of Space From Primate Cognition to Spacetime Physics /

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Main Author: Schemmel, Matthias (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Summary:VIII, 117 p. 1 illus. in color.
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Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology,
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25241-4
Format: Electronic eBook

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