The Continuing Revolution

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The Continuing Revolution: A History of Physics from the Greeks to Einstein
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Author Joseph Agassi
LanguageEnglish
Subject History of science
Publisher McGraw-Hill
Publication date
1968
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages225
ISBN 978-0070004757

The Continuing Revolution: A History of Physics from the Greeks to Einstein is a 1968 book by the philosopher Joseph Agassi. Published by McGraw-Hill Book Company, it written as a three-week discussion with Agassi's son Aaron.


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