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Names: Ryckman, Thomas, author.
Title: Einstein / by Thomas Ryckman.
Description: 1 [edition]. | New York : Routledge, 2017. |
 Series: Routledge philosophers | Includes bibliographical
 references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016056482 | ISBN 9780415773263 (hardback:
 alk. paper) | ISBN 9780415773270 (pbk.: alk. paper) |
 ISBN 9781315175829 (e-book)
Subjects: LCSH: Einstein, Albert, 1879–1955. | Physicists—Biography. |
 Relativity (Physics) | Special relativity (Physics) | Quantum theory.
Classification: LCC QC16.E5 R93 2017 | DDC 530.092 [B]—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016056482

ISBN: 978-0-415-77326-3 (hbk)

ISBN: 978-0-415-77327-0 (pbk)

ISBN: 978-1-315-17582-9 (ebk)

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