Conceptions of space-time: Problems and possible solutions

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-34

  Monk, Nicholas A M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031093798     PISSN: 13552198     EISSN: 18792502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-2198(97)00003-8     Document Type: Article

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