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General Relativity: 1972 Lecture Notes

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Book Title: General Relativity : 1972 Lecture Notes

Item Length: 9in.

Item Height: 0.4in.

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Author: Robert Geroch

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Physics / Relativity

Publisher: Minkowski Institute Press

Publication Year: 2013

Genre: Science

Item Weight: 9.5 Oz

Number of Pages: 194 Pages

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